Court Opinion

ID: 9750906
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 15:46:37.597757+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:26:28.528052
License: Public Domain

Dissenting Opinion by
Mr. Chtef Justice Bell:
Once again a majority of this Court holds that an absolute, clear and unequivocal admission in a written agreement that a plaintiff has been paid and has received a specific sum of money ($5,000) “in full satisfaction” of an agreement to pay him this sum is a meaningless nullity. The majority hold this even though no fraud, accident or mistake is alleged or involved. Furthermore, plaintiff worked for this Company and its successors as an employee for three years after he acknowledged in writing that he had received the above mentioned $5000, and never once made a claim for this $5,000 until after he was fired.
*312The cases cited in tbe majority Opinion are inapposite and clearly distinguishable. This is a lengthy written agreement and is not a mere receipt, and consequently parol evidence is not admissible.
For the above reasons, I strongly dissent.