context: Since there exists no written contract signed by Tudor or its agent, Albrecht's claim for breach of contract is invalid as a matter of law and summary judgment must enter in favor of the defendants.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 35 Mass.App.Ct. 705, 709
citation_a.parenthetical: whether a sufficient writing exists is a question of law for the court
citation_a.sentence: See Simon v. Simon, 35 Mass.App.Ct. 705, 709 (1994) (whether a sufficient writing exists is a question of law for the court).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 303 Mass. 207, 207-08
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that where the statute of frauds is pleaded, the burden is on the plaintiff to demonstrate that a sufficient writing exists
citation_b.sentence: See also Bogash v. Studios, Inc., 303 Mass. 207, 207-08 (1939) (holding that where the statute of frauds is pleaded, the burden is on the plaintiff to demonstrate that a sufficient writing exists).