 that where one person makes a promise to another for the benefit of a third person, that third person may maintain an action upon it.  Cases in Bankruptcy - Page 14by John William Buck, John Scott Earl of Eldon, Sir Thomas Plumer, Sir John Leach, Great Britain. Court of Chancery - 1820 - 694 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, William Pyle Taunton - 1811 - 384 pages
...Marchington v. Fernoh, 1 Bos. Sf Pull. IQl.innatis. were cited in a note to Pigolt v. Thompson, to shew that if one person makes a promise to another for the benefit of a third, that third may maintain an action upon it. It is said that either the agent or the principal may sue upon a policy... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Thomas Sergeant, William Rawle - Law reports, digests, etc - 1822 - 600 pages
...it. For the law seems well settled now, whatever contradiction may be in the more ancient cases, that if one person makes a promise to another, for the benefit of a third, that third may maintain an action on it. But the declaration of Hassinger to Eberth, may be considered as a confession... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Chancery, William Johnson - Equity - 1819 - 688 pages
...PARTNERSHIP, 3. PLEADING, -IV. 20. PRACTICE. USURY, 3. / Action of account, vide ACTION, 2. ACTION. I. If one person makes a promise to another, for the...a third, that third person may maintain an action at law on the promise. Duke of Cumberland and others v. Codrington and others, 254 1. An action of... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Chancery, William Johnson - Equity - 1824 - 748 pages
...tit. Practice, XII., Reference to a Master, and the case of Remsen v. Remsen, 2 JCR 495. ACTION. 1. If one person makes a promise to another, for the benefit of a third person, thru third person may maintain an action at law, on the promise. Cumberland v. Codrington,3J.CR229.254.... | |
 | Law - 1843 - 516 pages
...performed by her father." It is now well settled, as a general rule, that in cases of simple contracts, if one person makes a promise to another, for the benefit of a third, the third may maintain an action upon it, though the consideration does not move from him. There are... | |
 | Vermont. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1865 - 828 pages
...by the plaintiff on the contract. But there are many American cases in which it has been held that if one person makes a promise to another, for the benefit of a third, such third person may maintain an action upon the promise, though the consideration does not move from... | |
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1877 - 748 pages
...taken. Both demurrers mast be overruled, with costs. CROWELL vs. CURRIER. 661 JM! *' ^'1C Prmc'P'e l'iat if one person makes a promise to another, for the benefit of a third party, that third person may maintain an action on it, applies to simple contracts, not to contracts... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1848 - 1046 pages
...Brath wait , Hob. 1 05. But it is understood to be now settled, that in a case of simple contract, if one person makes a promise to another for the benefit of a third party, the third party may maintain an action upon it, though the consideration does not move from... | |
 | George Spence - Equity - 1850 - 930 pages
...approbation. the same learned judge, in the case of Marchington v. Vcrnon(a], said that independently of the rules which prevail in mercantile transactions, if one person makes a promise to anotherybr the benefit of a third person, that third person may maintain an action upon it : and Lord... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Forms (Law) - 1851 - 900 pages
...defendant promising to purchase for his sister, the plaintiff's wife, a cherry desk. The court said, where one person makes a promise to another for the benefit...a third, that third person may maintain an action on such promise. This case has ever since been considered as correctly decided, and the principle a... | |
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