Rye agrees to sell his Taco Delight restaurant to Sati. The parties intend their written contract to be a final statement of the terms of their agreement. Later, the parties dispute some of the provisions. In litigation, Sati offers evidence to contradict the written terms. Most likely, the court will

A) exclude the evidence.
B) reform the written terms to match the evidence.
C) strike a balance between the evidence and the written terms.
D) dismiss the case.

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Nessim Derka · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The court will most likely exclude the evidence based on the parol evidence rule, which prevents a party to a written contract from presenting extrinsic evidence that contradicts or adds to the terms of the written contract that was intended to be a final statement of the agreement.

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