Sec. 6. The consideration of any contract, agreement or promise required by this chapter to be in writing, need not be expressed in the written contract, agreement or promise, or in any note or memorandum thereof, but may be proved by any other legal evidence.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 566.136
Consideration; evidence
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 265 Mich. App. 105 - KELLY-STEHNEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. MacDonald's Industrial Products, Inc. (2005)
Most recently applied in 265 Mich. App. 105 - KELLY-STEHNEY & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. MacDonald's Industrial Products, Inc. (March 2005)
R.S. 1846, Ch. 81; CL 1857, 3187; CL 1871, 4702; How. 6189; CL 1897, 9519; CL 1915, 11984; CL 1929, 13420; CL 1948, 566.136
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