Final written expression: parol or extrinsic evidence

Final Expression: Parol or Extrinsic Evidence. Terms with respect to which the confirmatory memoranda of the parties agree or which are otherwise set forth in a record intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement with respect to such terms as are included therein may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior agreement or of a contemporaneous oral agreement but may be explained or supplemented: (a) by course of performance, course of dealing or usage of trade (Section 16 of this act); and (b) by evidence of consistent additional terms unless the court finds the record to have been intended also as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement. Added by Laws 1961, p. 77, § 2-202. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 139, § 27, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Laws 2024, c. 13, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2024.