Wilson v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc.

How courts have described this case

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• finding that plaintiffs reliance on oral misrepresentations might seem unreasonable in light of certain terms contained in written contract, but Besett rule precluded court from saying it was unreasonable as matter of law
• it is a well-established rule that \alleged fraudulent misrepresentations may be introduced into evidence to prove fraud notwithstanding a merger clause in a related contract\
• it is a well-established rule that “alleged fraudulent misrepresentations may be introduced into evidence to prove fraud notwithstanding a merger clause in a related contract”
• it is a well-established rule that “alleged fraudulent misrepresentations may be introduced into evidence to prove fraud notwithstanding a merger clause in a related contract”
• “Other cases have held that a party cannot maintain an action in fraud if the alleged misrepresentation is explicitly contradictory to a specific and unambiguous provision in a written contract.”

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