Tweddle v Atkinson
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tweddle-v-atkinson-254-6220271
title:
Tweddle v Atkinson
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Tweddle v Atkinson [1861] EWHC J57 (QB), (1861) 1 B&S 393 is an English contract law case concerning the principle of privity of contract and consideration. Its panel of appeal judges reinforced that the doctrine of privity meant that only those who are party to an agreement may sue or be sued on it and established the principle that "consideration must flow from the promisee".
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Landmark English legal case about privity
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweddle_v_Atkinson
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2023-05-09T18:18:57Z
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