How have courts interpreted the meaning of the word "extrinsic evidence" in a release agreement?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Chatham v. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP, B292662 (Cal. App. 2020):
extrinsic evidence is not in conflict, interpretation of a contract is a question of law]; Benedek v. PLC Santa Monica (2002) 104 Cal.App.4th 1351, 1357 ["[i]n the absence of extrinsic evidence, the scope of a release is determined by the express language of the release"].)
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