 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
 | Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors - Law reports, digests, etc - 1883 - 658 pages
...to sustain them. Meech ». Ensign. Some of the cases seem to proceed " upon the broad principle that if one person makes a promise to another, for the benefit of a third person, that third person may maintain an action on the promise ; " and that without regard to the... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf - Evidence (Law) - 1854 - 784 pages
...said, and after some conflict of opinion it seems now to be settled, that, in cases of simple contract, if one person makes a promise to another, for the benefit of a third, the latter may maintain an action upon it, though the consideration did not move from him.1 Drinkwater,... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Contracts - 1855 - 1120 pages
...view (a;).1 So Mr. Justice Buller is reported to [ °63 J have °said : — that if one person make a promise to another for the benefit of a third, that third may maintain an action upon it (y). And the opinion of Lord Alvanley, on this question, appears to... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1858 - 966 pages
...v. Brathwait, Hob. 105 b. 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... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Forms (Law) - 1859 - 892 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 of a third, that third person maymaintain an action on such promise. This case has ever since been considered as correctly decided,... | |
 | John Scott, Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 568 pages
...Buller, J., in Marchington v. Vernon, 1 Bos. & P. 101, n., to the effect that, " if one person make a promise to another for the benefit of a third, that third may maintain an action upon it." So, in Starkie v. Milne, 1 Rol. Abr. Action sur Case, 32, pi. 13,... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1907 - 750 pages
...the court said : "To support the judgment of the court below the plaintiffs invoke the doctrine that if one person makes a promise to another for the benefit of a third, the latter may maintain an action upon it though the consideration did not move from him. * * * The... | |
 | Hiram Denio - Law reports, digests, etc - 1863 - 692 pages
...the conclusion that " 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 I think the rule... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1862 - 1642 pages
...names of the plaintiffs, the owners. Lazarus v. Commonwealth Ins. Co. 5 Pick. 76. " If (says Bvller J ) one person makes a promise to another for the benefit of a third, that third may maintain an action upon it." 3 Bos. & Pul. 149, in notis. " In policies of insurance, it is a common... | |
 | Anthony L. Robertson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1867 - 782 pages
...Howes & Co. and not to plaintiff. It was decided as early as 1st Johnson's Reports, 140, 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. The same principle is recognized 'and expressly... | |
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