Poeppel v. Lester
South Dakota Supreme Court
827 N.W.2d 580 (2013)
Relevant factsFree
Rob Poeppel (plaintiff) sued Lucas Lester (defendant) for breach of a contract to sell his interest in a real estate company after Lester refused to close or pay; Lester claimed Poeppel fraudulently induced him to sign by promising to provide certain financial information about the company only after execution, then never disclosing it. The trial court held the contract's language on disclosure was unambiguous and barred any evidence of the missing disclosure under the parol evidence rule.
IssueFree
Whether the parol evidence rule applies to cases of fraud in the inducement.