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A person who is not a party to a contract, but has legal rights to enforce the contract or share in proceeds because the contract was specifically intended for that person's benefit. For example, a grandparent contracts to buy a car for a grandchild. If the seller refuses to go through with the deal after receiving payment, the grandchild may sue, even though not a party to the contract. Compare: incidental beneficiary.Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Self-Employed Consultants & ContractorsCategory: Representing Yourself in CourtCategory: Small Claims Court & LawsuitsCategory: Working With a Lawyer
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n.a person who is not a party to a contract but has legal rights to enforce the contract or share in proceeds because the contract was made for the third party's benefit. Example: Grandma enters into a contract with Oldfield to purchase a Jaguar automobile to be given to grandchild as a graduation present. If Oldfield takes a down payment and then refuses to go through with the sale, grandchild may sue Oldfield for specific performance of the contract as a third-party beneficiary.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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third-party beneficiary — The beneficiary of a contract made between two other persons. 17 Am J2d Contr § 302 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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third-party beneficiary contract — A contract for the benefit of a third person. 17 Am J2d Contr § 302 … Ballentine's law dictionary
incidental third-party beneficiary — Same as incidental beneficiary … Ballentine's law dictionary
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