Final expression; parol or extrinsic evidence

09A V.S.A. ch. 002A, § 202, under Chapter 002A: Article 002A: Leases.

09A V.S.A. ch. 002A, § 202

§ 2A—202. 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 dealing or usage of trade or by course of performance; 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 1993, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1995; amended 2025, No. 17, § 3, eff. July 1, 2025.)