State v. Osborne

OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Justice.

The question in this case is whether a house builder’s employee can recover back wages directly against the home buyers under a theory that the employee was a third party beneficiary to a contract between the builder and the buyers. The district court directed a verdict for the home buyers, the superior court agreed, and we affirm.

Harold Osborne contracted with James Handy to build a house for $43,000.00. The First National Bank of Anchorage provided a construction loan for $40,000.00. The money from the bank was paid into a checking account belonging to Agnes…