Michigan Laws 440.2852 – Final written expression; parol or extrinsic evidence
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Terms with respect to which the confirmatory memoranda of the parties agree or which are otherwise set forth in a writing 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 by any of the following:
(a) By course of dealing or usage of trade or by course of performance.
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 440.2852
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- writing: includes printing, typewriting, or any other intentional reduction to tangible form. See Michigan Laws 440.1201
(b) By evidence of consistent additional terms unless the court finds the writing to have been intended also as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement.