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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 74 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Bulwer v. Mount Auburn Hospital.

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1 Bulwer v. Mount Auburn Hospital Anchor
mass · 2016
green “to prevail on a claim for breach of contract, a plaintiff must demonstrate that there was an agreement between the parties; the agreement was supported by consideration; the plaintiff was ready, willing, and able to perform his or her part of the contract; the defendant committe…” 38
2 Ayash v. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
mass · 2005
green “may not be 'invoked to create rights and duties not otherwise provided for in the existing contractual relationship,' but rather concerns the manner of performance.” 19
3 Cambridgeport Savings Bank v. Boersner
mass · 1992
green “a provision that an agreement may not be amended orally but only by a written instrument does not necessarily bar oral modification of the contract.” 11
4 Brewster Wallcovering Co. v. Blue Mountain Wallcoverings, Inc.
massappct · 2007
green “oral contracts are as enforceable as written contracts so long as they are not barred by the statute of frauds.” 6

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