Nag Enterprises, Inc v. All State Industries, Inc

The issue raised by this case is whether evidence extrinsic to a written document, unambiguous on its face, may be used to establish that the document did not represent the entire agreement of the parties. The trial court and the Court of Appeals held that the parol evidence rule precluded the use of extrinsic evidence and concluded that the plaintiff was entitled to summary judgment. We disagree and reverse.

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Plaintiff NAG Enterprises, Inc., brought this action against defendants All State Industries, Inc., and Meridian Industries, Inc., seeking a judgment against All State on a promissory…