Brown v. Beckerdite

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

Plaintiff brought this action to recover possession of certain premises alleging that the same were unlawfully and forcibly detained by the defendants. This controversy presents the question whether parol evidence was admissible to show an oral contract made contemporaneously with a written contract. The trial court held that the evidence did not constitute a defense and rendered judgment for plaintiff, from which order defendants appeal.

Appellee, V. W. Brown, will hereinafter be referred to as plaintiff, and appellants, C. D. Beckerdite and…