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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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@CynicalOops: tickets to what?
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I just noticed that UMich has the majority of their acceptances really early on. Does anyone know what happens to mid-November applicants? Are we just cooked?
TGM
18:23
How long can I delay sending my fall grades if they hurt my GPA? I’m still waiting on decisions and ideally I’m hoping they decide BEFORE seeing my new grades
TGM
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dropped my GPA below median for a couple of schools I’m applying to, when I was above median before
Dkk
18:32
@TGM: Not long enough to get another transcript to recover.
Dkk
18:33
Honestly you could just wait until someone actually asks for your fall grades. Who knows.
Dkk
18:34
@wigwav: It looks like if below medians it will not help but If applying in November it seems you are still middle of the cycle.
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@wigwav: nah
TGM
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like am I expected to send it unprompted or can I wait until a school requested it
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@TGM: Expected to send it unprompted but you can wait and see.
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Is your LSAT also below median?
TGM
18:37
It’s above median, but I’m applying T6 with unimpressive softs, so even with a good LSAT it’s tough
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