Final expression: parol or extrinsic evidence
9A V.S.A. § 2—202
in effect2—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 (§ 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.
Amended 2007, No. 99 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2025, No. 17, § 2, eff. July 1, 2025.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09A/002/00202Fetched: 10/21/2026