Pearsall v. Townsend

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in an action upon a contract made between the defendants and H. H. Townsend for the express benefit of the plaintiff. Hereafter he will be referred to as Townsend and will not be included when the word defendants is used. It is the contention of the defendants that the plaintiff, a third person, cannot enforce the contract against them, the defrauded parties, where the contract could not be enforced by the said Townsend. In order to understand this contention it will be necessary to set forth a statement of the facts rather fully.

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