Carl is a doting father who wants to reward his son,Matt for graduating from college.Carl contracts with a local auto dealer to provide Matt with a new BMW.Under the contract,Carl promises to pay the dealer in exchange for the dealer's promise to deliver the car to Matt.The dealer then backs out of the deal and Matt wants to sue him.In this case:

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A third person is a donee beneficiary if the promisee's primary purpose in contracting was to make a gift of the contracted performance to the third party.Either the promisee or the donee beneficiary can sue the promisor for not performing the promise.The beneficiary can recover the value of the promised performance,while the promisee can recover damages resulting from nonperformance (usually only nominal damages).

Carl Is a Doting Father Who Wants to Reward His