Contracts II

Incidental Beneficiary


Incidental third-party beneficiaries are beneficiaries who do not have rights that can be enforced.

Restatement Second of Contracts § 315
Restatement Second of Contracts § 315

Effect of a Promise of Incidental Benefit

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An incidental beneficiary acquires by virtue of the promise no right against the promisor or the promisee.

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