Scarpitti v. Weborg

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that third-parties that are “part of a limited class of persons intended to benefit from the agreement” qualify as third-party beneficiaries
• holding that recognition of purchaser’s rights was “compelling” because the purpose of the contract was to benefit prospective homeowners
• Explaining that an intended third-party beneficiary is entitled to maintain an action in assumpsit despite not being in privity with the original contracting parties
• recognizing implied third party standing only where, in addition to other factors, “the circumstances are so compelling that recognition of the beneficiary’s right is appropriate to effectuate the intention of the parties”
• Explaining that when a contract confers the status of intended beneficiary on a third party, the beneficiary is entitled to pursue an independent cause of action to enforce the contract against the original contracting parties
• discussing an action concerning the scope of legal duties arising out of a contract in the context of privity and intended beneficiaries

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).