 | 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... | |
 | 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 benefit of a third, that third person may maintain an action at law on the promise. Duke of Cumberland and others v. Codrington... | |
 | 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.... | |
 | Vermont. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1865 - 828 pages
...action 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | South Carolina. Court of Appeals, James Sanders Guignard Richardson - Equity - 1845 - 632 pages
...dismissed. The whole court concurred. George W. Brown vs. Thomas O'Brien. . Where one person makes a promise for the benefit of a third person, that third person may maintain an action on such promise. Where the effect of a witness's testimony, is to create a fund from which he is to receive... | |
 | Joseph Story - Bills of exchange - 1847 - 704 pages
...honor the Bill, Buller, J. said; Independent of the rules, which prevail in mercantile transactions, if one person makes a promise to another for the benefit of a third, that third person may maintain an action upon it. See Comb. R. 219 ; 8 Mod. R. 117 ; also Dutton v.... | |
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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. 
