Completion

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When a contract is completed by deed, insofar as they cover the same ground, the provisions of the contract merge into the completed deed and the terms of the contract are discharged.

For example, a contract for the sale of land merges into the transfer or conveyance and a contract for an agreement for lease merges into the lease. This means that, following completion,

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