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A written agreement sells a horse for “one lakh rupees or one lakh fifty thousand rupees”. Under BSA…

Section 96 excludes evidence to show the meaning or supply defects where a document's language is ambiguous or defective on its face, and its horse-price illustration uses…

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A written agreement sells a horse for “one lakh rupees or one lakh fifty thousand rupees”. Under BSA section 96’s illustration, may outside evidence be given merely to choose the intended price and cure that facial ambiguity?

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Section 96 excludes evidence to show the meaning or supply defects where a document's language is ambiguous or defective on its face, and its horse-price illustration uses these exact alternatives, so "Evidence cannot be given for that purpose". "Any form of evidence may be given for that purpose", "Only oral evidence may be given for that purpose" and "Only documentary evidence may be given for that purpose" are therefore wrong.

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