Title: PUBLISHERS FIN. CO. v. LOVELACE
Citation: 185 Okla. 322, 1939 OK 264, 93 P.2d 748
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State: Oklahoma
Issuer: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Date: May 23, 1939

PUBLISHERS FIN. CO. v. LOVELACE Annotate this Case PUBLISHERS FIN. CO. v. LOVELACE 1939 OK 264 93 P.2d 748 185 Okla. 322 Case Number: 28749 Decided: 05/23/1939 Supreme Court of Oklahoma PUBLISHERS FINANCE CO. v. LOVELACE Syllabus ¶0 1. EVIDENCE--Parol Evidence, to Prove Fraud Inducing Execution of Written Contract. An exception to the parol evidence rule exists for the purpose of proving fraud in inducing execution of a written contract. 2. SAME--Right to Prove Execution of Written Contract Was Fraudulently Induced by Oral Misrepresentations Notwithstanding Recital in Contract. One who is fraudulently induced to execute a written contract by the oral misrepresentation of the opposite party may show that fact in evidence in an action or defense of fraud, even though the written contract contains a recital that all agreements between the parties are contained therein and that there are no verbal agreements at variance therewith. 3. FRAUD--Right to Rescind Transaction by One Induced to Enter Same by False and Material Representations by Agent. A transaction into which one is induced to enter by reliance upon untrue and material representations as to the subject-matter, made by an agent intrusted with its preliminary or final negotiations, is subject to rescission at the election of the person deceived. 4. BILLS AND