Tennessee § 47-3-117 - Other agreements affecting instrument.
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§ 47-3-117. Other agreements affecting instrument.
Subject to applicable law regarding exclusion of proof of contemporaneous or previous agreements, the obligation of a party to an instrument to pay the instrument may be modified, supplemented, or nullified by a separate agreement of the obligor and a person entitled to enforce the instrument, if the instrument is issued or the obligation is incurred in reliance on the agreement or as part of the same transaction giving rise to the agreement. To the extent an obligation is modified, supplemented, or nullified by an agreement under this section, the agreement is a defense to the obligation. Acts 1995, ch. 397, § 2. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Commercial Law, § 53. Cited: Fleenor v. Am. Title Co., — S.W.3d —, 2006 Tenn. App. LEXIS 492 (Tenn. Ct. App. July 25, 2006).
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Section 47-3-117 ("Other agreements affecting instrument.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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