Wisconsin § 403.117 - Other agreements affecting instrument.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 403.117 — Other agreements affecting instrument., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 403.117. 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 that an obligation is modified, supplemented or nullified by an agreement under this section, the agreement is a defense to the obligation. 403.117 History History: 1995 a. 449 .
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 403.117 ("Other agreements affecting instrument.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. 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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