United Kingdom privityconsideration

Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge & Co Ltd

[1915] AC 847; [1915] UKHL 1

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1915

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Only a party to a contract who has provided consideration can sue upon it; a person who is not privy to a contract and from whom no consideration has moved cannot enforce its terms, even one made for that person's benefit.

Area of Law

General case law

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