diff --git a/src/Data/Either.purs b/src/Data/Either.purs
index 761b85a..ce7a46a 100644
--- a/src/Data/Either.purs
+++ b/src/Data/Either.purs
@@ -251,15 +251,19 @@ isLeft = either (const true) (const false)
 isRight :: forall a b. Either a b -> Boolean
 isRight = either (const false) (const true)
 
--- | A partial function that extracts the value from the `Left` data constructor.
--- | Passing a `Right` to `fromLeft` will throw an error at runtime.
-fromLeft :: forall a b. Partial => Either a b -> a
-fromLeft (Left a) = a
-
--- | A partial function that extracts the value from the `Right` data constructor.
--- | Passing a `Left` to `fromRight` will throw an error at runtime.
-fromRight :: forall a b. Partial => Either a b -> b
-fromRight (Right a) = a
+-- | A function that extracts the value from the `Left` data constructor.
+-- | The first argument is a default value, which will be returned in the
+-- | case where a `Right` is passed to `fromLeft`.
+fromLeft :: forall a b. a -> Either a b -> a
+fromLeft _ (Left a) = a
+fromLeft default _ = default
+
+-- | A function that extracts the value from the `Right` data constructor.
+-- | The first argument is a default value, which will be returned in the
+-- | case where a `Left` is passed to `fromRight`.
+fromRight :: forall a b. b -> Either a b -> b
+fromRight _ (Right b) = b
+fromRight default _ = default
 
 -- | Takes a default and a `Maybe` value, if the value is a `Just`, turn it into
 -- | a `Right`, if the value is a `Nothing` use the provided default as a `Left`