Alaniz v. Schal Associates
Illinois Appellate Court, Second District
529 N.E.2d 832 (1988)
Relevant factsFree
Alaniz (plaintiff), a roofer injured on a construction site, sued subcontractor Thorne-McNulty (defendant) for breach of its safety-program contract with the general contractor Schal Associates, arguing he was an intended third-party beneficiary of that safety obligation as an employee of one of Thorne-McNulty's own subcontractors. The trial court dismissed the breach-of-contract claim against Thorne-McNulty.
IssueFree
Whether a third party who receives only an incidental benefit from a contract has a right of recovery on that contract.