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· 9/25/1997

Olson v. Etheridge

Citations

  • 686 N.E.2d 563
  • 177 Ill. 2d 396
  • 226 Ill. Dec. 780
  • 1997 Ill. LEXIS 438

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that both a promisee and an intended third party beneficiary may sue to enforce a 9 contract
  • noting that a nonparty to a contract must sue under a third-party beneficiary theory
  • noting that a contract entered into for the direct benefit of a third person is enforceable in Illinois
  • noting that a nonparty to a contract must sue under a third-party beneficiary theory
  • “[W]e hereby adopt the vesting rule set forth in section 311 of the Second Restatement [of Contracts].”
  • “[W]e hereby adopt the vesting rule set forth in sec‐ tion 311 of the Second Restatement [of Contracts].”

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Judges: Bilandic

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