Showing posts with label parol evidence rule. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parol evidence rule. Show all posts

Monday, September 19, 2016

Sheldon Cooper Seeks Circumvention of the Parol Evidence Rule

On the popular CBS sitcom, The Big Bang Theory, neurotic physicist Dr. Sheldon Cooper negotiates a "relationship agreement" with his girlfriend, neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler.  However, when Amy seeks to enforce one of its unambiguous provisions, Sheldon claims the "intent" of the clause was to achieve a result contrary to the plain meaning.

See the scene, below: