Can a third party beneficiary enforce a contract expressly made for his benefit?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Fuentes v. TMCSF, Inc., 237 Cal.Rptr.3d 256, 26 Cal.App.5th 541 (Cal. App. 2018):
"A third party beneficiary may enforce a contract expressly made for his benefit. [Citation.] And although the contract may not have been made to benefit him alone, he may enforce those promises directly made for him. [Citations.]" ( Murphy v. Allstate Ins. Co. (1976) 17 Cal.3d 937, 943, 132 Cal.Rptr. 424, 553 P.2d 584.)
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