A enters into a contract with B whereby in consideration of the intended marriage of A's daughter to B's son,each of A and B will pay B's son a sum of money.A fails to pay the money and now B's son sues A.In this situation
A)B's son will succeed because he is a party to the contract between A and B.
B)B's son will not succeed because there is no privity between B's son and A.
C)B's son will not succeed because an intended marriage is no consideration at all.
D)B's son will succeed because a trust relationship was created.
E)B's son will succeed because the consideration was the marriage of B's son to A's daughter.

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B's son will not succeed because there is no privity between B's son and A. The contract was made between A and B, and B's son was not a party to the agreement. Therefore, he cannot sue A for the money promised to him in the contract.

A Enters into a Contract with B Whereby in Consideration