Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 680.202 (2025)

Final expression: parol or extrinsic evidence.

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680.202 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:
(1) By course of dealing or usage of trade or by course of performance; and
(2) 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.
History.s. 1, ch. 90-278; s. 127, ch. 2025-92.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2005–2005 · leading case: Trans-tec Asia v. M/v Harmony Container, 435 F. Supp. 2d 1015 (C.D. Cal. 2005).
Trans-tec Asia v. M/v Harmony Container, 435 F. Supp. 2d 1015 (C.D. Cal. 2005). “Code *1030 § 2202; Fla. Stat. Ann. § 680.202 . Thus, Defendants’ claim that the Merger and Integration Clause would completely bar evidence of course of dealing is incorrect.”
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