CAMPBELL v. MELTON

No. 2001-C-2578.

817 So.2d 69 (2002)

E.R. CAMPBELL, III, et ux. v. Harold Keith MELTON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

May 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tommy K. Cryer, Shreveport, Donald J. Ethridge, Dawn M. Fuqua, Michael R Mangham, Lafayette, Counsel for Applicant.

James F. Howell, Lamar P. Pugh, Francis M. Gowen, Jr., Shreveport, Counsel for Respondent.


TRAYLOR, J.*

We granted a writ of certiorari in this case to review the lower courts' interpretation of a buy/sell agreement to purchase immovable property. We find that the lower courts improperly admitted parol evidence to determine the parties' intent regarding an unambiguous clause in the "additional provisions" clause of the contract. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the lower...

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