Forest Preserve District v. Draper

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “the general rule that resort may not be had to parol evidence to vary or contradict a written contract complete on its face does not apply to others than the parties to the instrument”
• holding that “the general rule that resort may not be had to parol evidence to vary or contradict a written contract complete on its face does not apply to others than the parties to the instrument”
• holding that “the general rule that resort may not be had to parol evidence to vary or contradict a written contract complete . on its face does not apply to others than the parties to the instrument”
• holding that “the general rule that resort may not be had to parol evidence … does not apply to others than the parties to the instrument,” and permitting extrinsic evidence where injured employee sued a third-party em- ployer not a party to the original release

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