California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 2 — Contracts, Title 2 — Manner of Creating Contracts, Section 1625
The execution of a contract in writing, whether the law requires it to be written or not, supersedes all the negotiations or stipulations concerning its matter which preceded or accompanied the execution of the instrument.
Notes
Establishes that executing a written contract supersedes all prior or contemporaneous negotiations and stipulations concerning the same subject matter, whether or not law required the contract to be written. The written instrument therefore replaces those earlier or accompanying negotiations and stipulations concerning what the contract addresses.
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