Exceptions to the Parol Evidence Rule

Question

What are the Exceptions to the Parol Evidence Rule?

Answer 1

Exception of the Parol Evidence rule is about a missing contract term is admissible when the written document was not intended to contain the whole contract. The missing term is:

• Part of a subsequent oral agreement with its own consideration that is a collateral agreement to the written contract or that was made by the parties after the written contract.

• A condition precedent to the written contract coming into force, i.e., a set of circumstances or events the parties stipulate must be satisfied or must happen before the contract takes effect, such as the purchaser obtaining financing.