Massachusetts § 26 - Acceptance of offer; effect
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 26 — Acceptance of offer; effect, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26. Acceptance of offer; effect
Section 26. If the offer so made by either party is accepted by the other, it shall establish the annual compensation to be thereafter paid, as if it had been established by a judgment in a civil action, if a memorandum of such offer and acceptance and of the agreement, signed by the respective parties or by persons authorized by them, is filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the court in which the former judgment was rendered, with a note of reference on the record of the former judgment to the book in which the agreement is recorded.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 26 ("Acceptance of offer; effect") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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