The Paths to Privity: A History of Third Party Beneficiary Contracts at English Law

by Vernon Valentine Palmer

Palmer's fascinating study analyzes the ingrained tendency to prevent third party beneficiary actions through a historical account of privity of contract. Hardcover, [xii], 250 pp. Originally San Austin & Winfield, 1992. Chapter I discusses the origins and historical questions surrounding the issue of privity. Chapter II covers the triumph of consideration in the formative period, 1500 1680. Chapter III outlines the expansion in the chancery phase, 1680 1800, and Chapter IV deals with the rise of the parties-only principle at law and equity during the 1800s.

266 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993