Legal Opinion

Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Wells

Polk County Court

Decided March 15, 1988No. Case No. 87-CC11-0392Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAROL C. MURPHY, County Judge.

Plaintiff, Ford Motor Credit Company, sued defendants, John R. and Sandra Wells, for breach of an agreement to lease a car. The issue is whether pre- and post-contract statements of the car salesman who arranged the lease on behalf of the original lessor are admissible to vary the language of the written contract.

The standardized lease contract used was drafted by Ford Motor *100Credit Company, the assignor of the original lessor, Rowan Lincoln Mercury, Inc.

In entering into the lease agreement, Rowan Lincoln Mercury, simultaneously by signing one…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Pauline v. LeeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  2. Tinker v. De Maria Porsche Audi, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Nusbaum v. RiskinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1961
  4. Locke v. Aetna Acceptance CorporationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  5. City of Boca Raton v. Gold Coast Construction, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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