Hawkins v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1877-11-12

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Me. Justice Clieeoed delivered the opinion of the court; Yerbal agreements between the parties to a .written contract, made before or at the time of the execution of the contract, are in general inadmissible to vary its terms or to affect its construction, the rule being that all such verbal agreements are to be considered as merged in the written instrument…

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