{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-16-54","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:16-54","heading":"Contract construed","body":"A contract may be construed either before or after a breach thereof.\nL.1951 (1st SS), c.344","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"5b9e05af2bb2e8697f355f93d4e0dbce3ea919a711319e16738b02c48c38b152","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-16-53","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-16-55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}