Thompson v. Libby
Minnesota Supreme Court
26 N.W. 1 (1885)
Relevant factsFree
Thompson (plaintiff) agreed to sell Libby (defendant) logs, memorialized in a written contract that provided no warranty regarding the logs' quality. At trial, the court permitted Libby to introduce testimony aiming to prove a separate verbal warranty existed alongside the written contract.
IssueFree
Whether parol evidence can be introduced to establish terms of a written contract that is intended to constitute the entire agreement or to prove that the written contract is not intended to constitute the entire agreement.