A written, integrated contract contains a provision that states it will be effective for a "year." The plaintiff in a lawsuit claims that a "year" is obviously 12 months. The defendant claims that the contract meant a 10-month school year. In this case:
a. parol evidence cannot be used to explain the term, because the plain meaning of a "year" is 12 months.
b. parol evidence cannot be used to explain the term, because it is in an integrated document.
c. the term "year" is ambiguous, and the parties can bring in parol evidence to clarify their intent.
d. parol evidence cannot be used, because the contract contains an express term that could have been changed by the parties prior to the contract's execution.
c
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