Can a third party enforce a contract made expressly for their benefit?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Malek v. Chevron, B270957 (Cal. App. 2019):
Almost 150 years ago, Civil Code section 1559 codified the common law principle that a third party may enforce a contract "made expressly for [its] benefit." "The effect of the section is to exclude enforcement by persons who are only incidentally or remotely benefited." (Lucas v. Hamm (1961)
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