South Dakota § 57A-2-202 - Final expression--Parol or extrinsic evidence.
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§ 57A-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:
(a) By course of performance, course of dealing or usage of trade (§ 57A-1-303); 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.
Source: SL 1966, ch 150, § 2-202; SDCL § 57-3-4; SL 2008, ch 259, § 26; SL 2024, ch 198, § 9.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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