Vikingstad v. Baggott

This is an action by respondent to recover money from appellants on the basis of an alleged contract between appellants and one Morton E. Lang (not a party to this action), whereby appellant Harold E. Baggott promised Lang that he would pay respondent one thousand dollars. It is quite evident that respondent’s complaint is framed to state a cause of action on the theory that he is a third-party donee beneficiary of the above-mentioned con tract, and that, as such, he has the right to enforce the contract by a suit brought in his own name.

Appellant Harold E. Baggott is a real-estate broker,…