Legal Opinion
Air Safety, Inc. v. Teachers Realty Corp.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 22, 1999No. 85005PublishedCited by 260 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heiple
May extrinsic evidence be provisionally admitted to show that an explicitly integrated, facially clear, and complete written contract is actually ambiguous? In this action for declaratory relief, the circuit court of Cook County and the appellate court (No. 1 — 96—3615 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23)) answered no. We agree, and therefore affirm.
FACTS
On February 1, 1990, the plaintiff, Air Safety Engineering (Air Safety), entered into a contract with the defendant, Teachers Realty Corporation (Teachers). This contract provides that Air Safety would perform numerous specified…
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