Ramsay Signs, Inc. v. Dyck

The plaintiff, Ramsay Signs, Inc., brought this action against Georgia Dyck, dba Ramapo Hotel, to recover damages in the sum of $3,132.00 for the breach of a written lease of a neon sign, $245 unpaid rental, and $600 attorney’s fee. A jury trial resulted in a verdict for the defendant, and from the consequent judgment the plaintiff has appealed.

The question for decision, properly raised on the record and in the brief of the plaintiff, is whether the circuit court erred in receiving parol evidence as to the interpretation to be given to a provision of the lease and in submitting to the jury…