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CONWAY v. 287 CORPORATE CTR. ASSOCS.

901 A.2d 341 (2006)

187 N.J. 259

Catherine M. Brown CONWAY, as Executrix for the Estate of Bernard F. Conway, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 287 CORPORATE CENTER ASSOCIATES, a New Jersey Partnership; Angelo Cali, John Cali, and Edward Leshowitz, all individually; as partners and as guarantors, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 13, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine M. Brown Conway, argued the cause pro se; (Ms. Brown Conway, attorney; Theodore W. Geiser, of counsel).

Russell M. Woods, Cranford, argued the cause for respondents (Woods & Trembulak, attorneys; Mr. Woods and Ellen Lewis Rice, on the brief).

Justice WALLACE, JR. delivered the opinion of the Court.

The issue presented is whether the parol evidence rule bars admission of extrinsic evidence to explain the meaning of a bonus provision in a lawyer's retainer agreement when the written terms of the agreement appear to be clear. In the first trial of this matter, the court denied admission of extrinsic evidence to interpret the terms of the retainer agreement and found that the condition requiring a bonus, a...

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