Jenkins v. Eckerd Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that an integration clause is “a highly persuasive statement that the parties intended the agreement to be totally integrated”
• explaining that “a merger clause is a highly persuasive statement that the parties intended the agreement to be totally integrated and generally works to prevent a party from introducing parol evidence to vary or contradict the written terms”
• “For the parol evidence rule to apply, ‘the written agreement must appear on its face to express an agreement complete in all essential terms.’”
• “The trial court’s interpretation of a contract is a matter of law, subject to a de novo standard of review.”
• “[I]t is the obligation and right of the parties to negotiate and draft the provisions of the lease, not a court.”
• “A document may be incorporated by reference in a contract if the contract specifically describes the document and expresses the parties’ intent to be bound by its terms”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).