"Parol evidence . . . is admissible to show the intent of the parties where several documents are part of one transaction and must be considered in pari materia to understand the transaction."
How later courts described this case
- "Parol evidence . . . is admissible to show the intent of the parties where several documents are part of one transaction and must be considered in pari materia to understand the transaction."
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
JOANOS, J.,
dissents.
I concur with appellant’s view that the language in the 1994 certificate unambiguously makes clear that the stated benefits were excluded if the insured died by suicide within two years of the effective date of the 1994 certificate.