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· 1/3/1962

Tri-City Concrete Co. Inc. v. ALA Construction Co.

Citations

  • 179 N.E.2d 319
  • 343 Mass. 425
  • 1962 Mass. LEXIS 816

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  • \[A]ny modification of a contract [must] be supported by a new and valid consideration because a party who promises to perform what he already is legally bound to do suffers no legal detriment. This is the 'pre-existing duty rule'\

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Judges: Wilkies, Williams, Whittemobe, Cutter, Spiegel

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