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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 4

Citation
Section 4
Parent Document
Solomon v. Birger, 477 N.E.2d 137 (1985)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1985-04-22

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Moreover, the language of the merger clause in the agreement in this case is more carefully drawn than that considered in the Lipson, Holihan, and McMahon cases. The language in the instant case merges into the deed every agreement and obligation except “such as are, by the terms hereof, to be performed after the delivery of said deed.” No provision appears in the agreement which by its terms calls for performance of an obligation after delivery of the deed. It is also worth noting that the form of agreement which the parties used was, unlike the form construed in the Lipson, Holihan, and McMahon line of cases, designed to cover the case of land with buildings on it. The sellers, who must surely have been surprised to be on the business end of a law suit eleven years after they passed a deed to their house, are entitled to the benefit of the language of their agreement.