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incidental beneficiary

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A quick definition of incidental beneficiary:

An incidental beneficiary is someone who gets something good out of a deal made between two other people, but they weren't supposed to get anything. This means that they don't have any legal rights to what was agreed upon in the deal.

A more thorough explanation:

Incidental beneficiary

An incidental beneficiary is someone who benefits from a contract between two other parties, but they are not intended to benefit. Therefore, they do not have any legal rights under the contract.

Let's say that John hires a contractor to build a house. The contract is between John and the contractor, and it specifies that the contractor will use high-quality materials. John's friend, Sarah, visits the house after it's built and is impressed with the quality of the materials. Sarah is an incidental beneficiary because she benefited from the contract between John and the contractor, but she was not intended to benefit.

Another example is if a couple buys a life insurance policy. The policy is between the couple and the insurance company, and it specifies that the insurance company will pay out a certain amount of money if one of the couple dies. The couple's children are incidental beneficiaries because they benefit from the policy, but they were not intended to benefit.

These examples illustrate the definition of an incidental beneficiary because in both cases, the third party (Sarah and the couple's children) benefited from a contract between two other parties (John and the contractor, and the couple and the insurance company), but they were not intended to benefit. Therefore, they do not have any legal rights under the contract.

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HopefullyInLawSchool
16:03
@UnderRepresentedTryhard: Yes only for YM applicants tho
RoaldDahl
16:05
dodged the mich r wave what does this mean
HopefullyInLawSchool
16:06
it means you will not be rejected today and may be accepted or WL in the future
Just got my Michigan rejection
BookwormBroker
16:10
same
RoaldDahl
16:10
@HopefullyInLawSchool: what if i already got rejected. does it mean anything
HopefullyInLawSchool
16:12
@RoaldDahl: Likely not however it could mean nothing
RoaldDahl
16:15
So if it means nothing does that mean something?
HopefullyInLawSchool
16:17
Possibly
RoaldDahl
16:26
Cool
RoaldDahl
16:26
thank you!!!! i hope it means something
pinkandblue
16:31
fart
IrishDinosaur
16:36
Mich R gang lesgooo
Did anyone else get that random get to know nova email?
HopefullyInLawSchool
17:21
Ya it was sent to all YM applicants
starfishies
17:37
Anyone get the NDLS email inviting you to apply for something even though they haven’t made a decision on your app yet
17:38
Better yet I got the email and I was rejected last month
starfishies
17:38
Wtf
starfishies
17:39
and the deadline is in like a week what is this
any cardozo movement?
BatmanBeyond
18:01
Sent a LOCI via portal, but I'm wondering if email would have gotten me a swifter response
BatmanBeyond
18:02
This whole hold/wait-list/reserve system is a headache
loci already?
BatmanBeyond
18:09
If the odds are like 1-2% I don't think it matters much by the numbers
12:11
I got the same NDLS email
OrangeThing
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I think the user profiles are broken
19:29
Any word out of Notre Dame?
19:29
Only the invitation to apply for LSE
19:29
Anyone received a decision from NDLS?
19:50
when did u guys apply that just heard from umich? they havent even glanced at my app yet
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