Case Name: MURRAY v. YOUNG
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1923-06-11
Citations: 1 Ohio Law Abs. 570
Docket Number: No. 4412
Parties: MURRAY v. YOUNG
Judges: Vickery and Levine, JJ. (Sullivan not sitting)
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 1
Pages: 570–570

Head Matter:
No. 605
MURRAY v. YOUNG
Ohio Appeals, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County
No. 4412.
Decided June 11, 1923
This opinion has not been published except in Abstract.
EVIDENCE — Admission of parole agreement not included in written contract.
Vickery and Levine, JJ. (Sullivan not sitting)
Attorneys — F. S. Day, for Murray; I. R. Morris, for Young.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Epitomized Opinion
Murray, who was interested in refinancing and reorganizing North Electric Manufacturing Company, induced Young to advance $2,000 to be used in connection with expenses of reorganization, and by a contract in writing, Murray agreed to give Young therefor one-half of any consideration received by Murray from the reorganization. The parties orally agreed that Murray should pay back the $2,000 to Young if Murray did not reorganize the company. Murray did not do this and Young brought an action in the Cleveland Municipal Court to recover the money. Judge Sawicki admitted in evidence the parole agreement and judgment was rendered for Young. Admission of parole agreement in evidence was assigned as error. The Court of Appeals, in affirming the judgment, held:
1.When a written contract is silent as to a possible contingency, a parole agreement covering this is admissible in evidence, since it neither varies, changes or contradicts the written contract.