We agree with the motion court that the consideration for the contract at issue — proprietary information regarding the premises — was given prior to the execution of the agreement. Since the past consideration is not expressed in the agreement, and since "[i]n the absence of a writing that can be understood without dependence upon extrinsic evidence and that clearly describes the consideration, a promise derived from past consideration is simply not actionable...
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