Podcast Episode 181: Listen and Learn — Parol Evidence (Contracts)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we’re talking about the parol evidence rule, which governs evidence that parties to a contract dispute can introduce when determining the specific terms of the contract.

In this episode we discuss:

• The definition of parol evidence
• Exceptions to the parol evidence rule
• The difference between a partially integrated writing and a fully integrated writing
• Analyzing two hypos from previous California bar exams

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Resources:

• “Listen and Learn” series
• The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2010
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, February 2020
• Podcast Episode 64: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Contract Law
• Podcast Episode 71: Tackling an MEE Contracts Essay Question
• Podcast Episode 164: Listen and Learn – Contract Defenses

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