United States First Circuit

A third-party beneficiary who did not sign a contract is not liable for either signatory's performance, and has no contractual obligations to either. A vehicle manufacturer was not liable on a contract under an agency theory, based on a relationship with a vehicle distributor.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/20/2002
• Published 12/23/2002

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LYNCH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Louis A. Cassis with whom Cassis, Arena & Cayer, Evan T. Lawson, and Lawson & Weitzen, LLP were on brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jason P. Isralowitz with whom Carl J. Chiappa, John J. Sullivan, Gregory S. Shaffer, Sarah Kellogg and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP were on brief for defendants, appellees and intervenor-counterclaimant, appellee.