Saliba v. Arthur Fulmer Charlotte, Inc.

This case involves the question of whether an oral condition precedent may be shown to bar collection on a note executed as a part of a contract to purchase seat covers. The trial judge relied upon the parol evidence rule and entered judgment for the plaintiff against the defendants. We shall reverse that judgment and remand for a new trial.

Appellee Arthur Fulmer Charlotte, Inc., (Fulmer) is a manufacturer of automobile seat covers. Appellant Elie Saliba (Saliba) in the spring of 1966 was an automobile dealer in St. Mary’s County. Saliba had been “the owner”, as he put it, and president of…