Sprat v Agar
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CourtHouse of Lords
Decided1658
Citation(1658) 2 Sid 115. (Gray's Inn Library Manuscript H-1792).
Judge sittingSid
| Spratt v Agar | |
|---|---|
 The promise proposed was agricultural land. The consideration for it was indirect, but the promise was clear and damages were nonetheless awarded. | |
| Court | House of Lords |
| Decided | 1658 |
| Citation | (1658) 2 Sid 115. (Gray's Inn Library Manuscript H-1792). |
| Court membership | |
| Judge sitting | Sid |
| Keywords | |
| Privity, third parties, consideration, action of assumpsit | |
Sprat v Agar is an early and landmark precedent and decision in third-party contract law, that is defeating privity of contract.[1] It was one of a number of early cases in the development of how the writ of assumpsit came to allow third parties with no direct involvement to a contract could achieve standing to enforce benefits from a contract.
