Texas § BC.3.117 - OTHER AGREEMENTS AFFECTING INSTRUMENT
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§ BC.3.117. OTHER AGREEMENTS AFFECTING INSTRUMENT
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. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
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Section BC.3.117 ("OTHER AGREEMENTS AFFECTING INSTRUMENT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. 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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