Massachusetts Statutes
§ 4 — Representation as to another's credit; necessity of writing
Massachusetts § 4
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IIICOURTS, JUDICIAL OFFICERS AND PROCEEDINGS IN CIVIL CASES
Title VSTATUTES OF FRAUDS AND LIMITATIONS
Ch. 259PREVENTION OF FRAUDS AND PERJURIES
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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 259, § 4 (2026).
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Section 4. No action shall be brought to charge a person upon or by reason of a representation or assurance made concerning the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade or dealings of any other person, unless such representation or assurance is made in writing and signed by the party to be charged thereby, or by some person thereunto by him lawfully authorized.
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