(2-202) Final expression - Parol or extrinsic evidence
N.D. Cent. Code § 41-02-09
in effect41-02-09. (2-202) 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:
1. By course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade (section 41-01-17); and
2. 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.
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