{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-259-2","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 259, § 2","heading":"Consideration","body":"Section 2. The consideration of such promise, contract or agreement need not be set forth or expressed in the writing signed by the party to be charged therewith, but may be proved by any legal evidence.","path":["Part III","Title V","Chapter 259"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleV/Chapter259/Section2","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:07Z","sha256":"977a2f3e29e3330ca2516548c2aee2613d09ff72afc29a11becc4b87c06c640a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-259-1","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-259-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}