Chapter 17

A contract is a private agreement between the parties who have entered into it, and traditionally these parties alone have rights and liabilities under the contract.

A third party-one who is not a direct party to a particular contract-normally does not have rights under that contract.

The transfer of contractual rights to a third party is known as this. This occurs after the original contract was made.

The transfer of contractual duties to a third party is known as this. This occures after the original contract was made.

In an assignment, the party assiging the rights to a third party is known as this

In an assignment, the party receiving the rights is known as this

The person to whom a duty, or obligation, is owed

The person who is obligated to perform the duty

The assignment of rights in real estate often cannot be prohibited because such a prohibition is contrary to public policy in most states. These are restraints against ... (transfer of land ownership)

The party delegating the duties in a contract

The party to whom the duties are delegated in a contract is

The original parties to a contract can agree that the contract performance should be rendered to or directly benefit a third person. When this happens, the third person becomes an intended ... ... ... of the contract.

The party to which a contract is designed to benefit. This party has legal rights and can sue the promisor directly for breach of the contract.

A third party who receives a benefit from a contract even though that person's benefit is not the reason the cotnract was made. Because the benefit is unintentional, an ... ... cannot sue to enforce the contract.