Georgia § 11-2-202 - Final written expression; parol or extrinsic evidence.

§ 11-2-202. Final written 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 writing 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: By course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade (Code Section 11-1-303); and By evidence of consistent additional terms unless the court finds the writing to have been intended also as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement. (Code 1933, § 109A-2 - 202, enacted by Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 3B-2/SB 65.) The 2015 amendment, effective January 1, 2016, substituted the present provisions of paragraph (a) for the former provisions, which read: "By course of dealing or usage of trade (Code Section 11-1-205) or by course of performance (Code Section 11-2-208); and". Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 2015, p. 996, § 1-1/SB 65, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "(a) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'Debtor-Creditor Uniform Law Modernization Act of 2015.' "(b) To promote consistency among the states, it is the intent of the General Assembly to modernize certain existing uniform laws promulgated by the Uniform Law Commission affecting debtor and creditor rights, responsibilities, and relationships and other federally recognized laws affecting such rights, responsibilities, and relationships." Law reviews. - For article, "Consumer Protection Against Sellers Misrepresentations," see 20 Mercer L. Rev. 414 (1969). For article, "Impracticability As Risk Allocation: The Effect of Changed Circumstances upon Contract Obligations for the Sale of Goods," see 22 Ga. L. Rev. 503 (1988).