beswick v beswick

Peter Beswick agreed to transfer his business to the defendant in consideration of the promise to employ Peter as ‘consultant’ during his lifetime and after his death, to pay an annuity of £ 5 a week to his widow. Such a capricious distinction would alone throw doubt on this interpretation. [1954] 1 Q.B. B reneged on the promise and C sued him. … Beswick v Beswick [1968] AC 58 This case best illustrates the privity rule. If there is no trust and A wishes to enforce the obligation, how does he set about it? The House of Lords disagreed with Lord Denning in the Court of Appeal, that the law allowed third parties to sue to enforce benefits under a contract. Get full address, contact info, background report and more! I have read the explanation of the old law given by my noble and learned friend, Lord Upjohn. Then the first question appears to me to be whether the parties intended that X should receive the money simply as A's nominee so that he would hold the money for behoof of A and be accountable to him for it, or whether the parties intended that X should receive the money for his own behoof and be entitled to keep it. 853; [1951] 2 T.L.R. [1949] 2 K.B. 500, 517; 65 T.L.R. CASSELL V. BROOME FACTS The fate of the PQ17 convoy is one of the most publicised, as well as one of the most tragic, naval operations of World War II. Beswick … PB was in poor health and agreed with the defendant, his nephew, that he would transfer the trade and good will of his coal business to him on the basis that the nephew employed him as a consultant for the rest of his life and paid him for this. Mrs. Beswick was unsuccessful at trial and successful at appeal, which John Joseph Beswick appealed. In return, the nephew promised him that he would, after the uncles's death, pay €5 per week to his widow. It is true that section 56 says " although he may not be named "; but section 5 of the Act of 1845 says although he "be not named a party." His nephew, John Joseph Beswick, helped him in his business. No. The respondent's first answer is that the common law has been radically altered by section 56 (1) of the Law of Property Act 1925, and that that section entitles her to sue in her personal capacity and recover the benefit provided for her in the agreement although she was not a party to it. 88; [1937] 3 All E.R. Facts. The decision was clearly right. Mrs. Beswick was unsuccessful at trial which she appealled. Son of Samuel Beswick & Augusta Kuhn. Husband of Mary E. *1870* Age in 1870: 38 Birthplace: Ohio Union, Van Buren, Iowa Post Office: Utica Household Members: James Beswick 38 Viola Beswick 20 A V Beswick 10 A M Beswick 8 W S Beswick 6 L R Beswick 4. Citations: [1968] AC 58; [1967] 3 WLR 932; [1967] 2 All ER 1197; (1967) 111 SJ 540; [1967] CLY 641. Contract law – Privity of contract – Specific performance. He had said. Peter Beswick was a coal merchant. If the matter stopped there it would not be difficult to hold that section 56 does not substantially extend or alter the provisions of section 5 of the Act of 1845. The uncle died and the widow became his administratrix. ...", "A person may take an immediate or other interest in land or other property, or the benefit of any condition, right of entry covenant or agreement over or respecting land or other property, although he may not be named as a party to the conveyance or other instrument: ...". 18th Jun 2019 If there were a trust the position would be different. All he had was a lorry, scales, and weights. Mail: Attn: Applications Engineering Dept. He agreed to sell his business to his nephew, the respondent, if he paid him a certain sum of money for as long as he lived, and then to pay his wife (the appellant) £5 per week for the rest of her life after he died. The evidence showed that it had been written about many times, notably by Captain Roskill, R.N., the official naval historian, and by the late Mr. Godfrey Winn, whose book was said to have sold half a million copies. Here the contract was between a husband (Mr Coulls) and a company (Bagot's). Photos | Summary | This is Me | Follow. There have been several decisions involving this question. Beswick v. Beswick — (1966) Ch. damages. Simonds J. rejected an argument that section 56 enabled anyone to take advantage of a covenant if he could show that if the covenant were enforced it would redound to his advantage. 128; [1943] 2 All E.R. Whether they received them or not depended on whether the other partners were willing to pay or, if they did not pay, whether the deceased partner's executor was willing to enforce the contract. The first was whether the widow, as an administrator to PB’s estate, could claim for an order of specific performance for PB’s nephew to honour his agreement. 610; 53 T.L.R. The respondent's second argument is that she is entitled in her capacity of administratrix of her deceased husband's estate to enforce the provision of the agreement for the benefit of herself in her personal capacity, and that a proper way of enforcing that provision is to order specific performance. I had thought from what Lord Simonds said in White's case[10] that section 5 of the Act of 1845 did enable certain persons to take benefits which they could not have taken without it. Beswick v Beswick [1967] UKHL 2, [1968] AC 58 was a landmark English contract law case on privity of contract and specific performance. The other twenty-four sections come appropriately under that heading and so does section 56 if it has a limited meaning: but, if its scope is extended by the definition of property, it would be quite inappropriately placed in this part of the Act. Appeal from – Beswick v Beswick CA ([1966] Ch 538) The court was asked as to breach of an agreement to pay a man’s widow an annuity for life. By agreement, dated 14th March, 1962, the late Peter Beswick assigned to Joseph Beswick his business as coal merchant in consideration of Joseph employing Peter as a consultant for the remainder of his life at a weekly salary of £6 10s. But I can see no objection to investigating in the present case the antecedents of section 56. X would have an equitable right and A would be entitled and, indeed, bound to recover the money and account for it to X. and A would have no right to grant a discharge to B. Mrs Coulls was not a party to it. The House of Lords disagreed with Lord Denning in the Court of Appeal, that the law allowed third parties to sue to enforce benefits under a contract. And, if one had to contemplate a further long period of Parliamentary procrastination, this House might find it necessary to deal with this matter. Danckwerts LJ and Salmon LJ concurred in the result, though not with Lord Denning's reasoning. She brought an action to enforce the nephew's promise, suing both in her own right and as administratrix. Holding that the section has such an effect would involve holding that the invariable practice of Parliament has been departed from per incuriam so that something has got into this consolidation Act which neither the draftsman nor Parliament can have intended to be there. The deceased, being 70 years old and became ill, decided to step back from his business. [1938] Ch. Beswick agreed to sell his coal merchant business to his nephew in return for a promise for an annuity to be paid to Mr Beswick during his life and after Beswick’s death an annuity to his wife. The agreement was that Peter assign his business to his nephew in consideration of the nephew employing him for the rest of his life and then paying a weekly annuity to Mrs Beswick. I cannot agree with that. In Beswick v Beswick [1968] AC 58 case, A was in poor health and agreed with the defendant, his nephew, that he would transfer the trade and goodwill of his coal business to him on the basis that the nephew employed him as a consultant for the rest of his life and paid him for this. STAC 5/B27/11 - B A - 34 Eliz - Gregory Beswicke v Edward Robinson, William Gryme et al; STAC 5/B24/5 - I D - 35 Eliz - Gregory Boswicke v Edward Robinson, William Gryme 1111; [1953] 2 All E.R. The interpretation of section 56 was not the main issue. He agreed to sell his business to his nephew, the respondent, if he paid him a certain sum of money for as long as he lived, and then to pay his wife (the appellant) £5 per week for the rest of her life after he died. Many people, including judges had called for statutory reform and in England this came in the form of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, which gives a general right to enforce the benefit of a contract when one was either expressly identified as being able to enforce it, or one was intended to benefit. Since the latter term was for the benefit of someone not party to the contract, the nephew did not believe it was enforceable and so did not perform it, making only one payment of the agreed weekly amount of 5 pounds. Furthermore, Mrs Beswick was entitled to specific performance of the contract. To export a reference to this article please select a referencing stye below: Our academic writing and marking services can help you! 0d. He was not concerned to consider whether or in what way the section could be applied to personal property. Beswick V.Beswick [1967] Ukhl 2: Beswick v Beswick [1967] UKHL 2 is a landmark English contract law case on privity of contract and specific performance. PB’s widow raised two interesting questions for the court to consider. again expressed similar views about section 56. Copyright © 2003 - 2020 - LawTeacher is a trading name of All Answers Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales. But more difficulty is introduced by the definition section of the Act of 1925 (section 205 ) which provides: "(1) In this Act unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say:- ... (xx) 'Property' includes any thing in action, and any interest in real or personal property. On this assurance the Bill is then passed into law, no amendment being permissible. She brought an action to enforce the nephew's promise, suing both in her own right and as administratrix. However, they held that Mrs Beswick in her capacity as Mr Beswick's administratrix (i.e. He had his leg amputated and was not in good health. In Smith and Snipes Hall Farm Ltd v River Douglas Catchment Board[11] Denning L.J., after stating his view that a third person can sue on a contract to which he is not a party, referred to section 56 as a clear statutory recognition of this principle, with the consequence that Miller's case[12] was wrongly decided. PB was in poor health and agreed with the defendant, his nephew, that he would transfer the trade and good will of his coal business to him on the basis that the nephew employed him as a consultant for the rest of his life and paid him for this. There may have been a time when the existence of a right depended on whether there was any means of enforcing it, but today the law would be sadly deficient if one found that, although there is a right, the law provides no means for enforcing it. If so, it must have given them rights which they did not have without it. Lord ReidLord HodsonLord GuestLord PearceLord Upjohn. He has refused to do so and he maintains that the respondent's only right is to sue him for damages for breach of his contract. If that were so, I shall assume that he is right in maintaining that the administratrix could then only recover nominal damages because his breach of contract has caused no loss to the estate of her deceased husband. Beswick v Beswick [1968] AC 58 Case summary last updated at 04/01/2020 14:51 by the Oxbridge Notes in-house law team. In Smith and Snipes Hall Farm Ltd v River Douglas Catchment Board [1949] 2 KB 500, 514, Denning LJ had already tried to dispose of the English doctrine of privity. [1951] Ch. 312; [1951] 2 All E.R. So, if X has no right, A can at any time grant a discharge to B or make some new contract with B. Lord Reid. Lord Denning's view, expressed in this case not for the first time, is that X could enforce this obligation. Case Summary The House of Lords disagreed with Lord Denning MR's dicta in the Court of Appeal that someone specifically intended to benefit from a … Beswick Engineering’s QD3NL quick disconnect series is a great fit for use in cooling systems where no latching mechanism is required, such as a rack mounted tray. The case concerned a widow who should have received a weekly annuity of five pounds from her nephew. BESWICK (A.P.) The nephew was anxious to get hold of the business before the old man died. A man who makes a deliberate promise which is intended to be binding, that is to say, under seal, or for good consideration, must keep his promise; and the court will hold him to it, not only at the suit of the party who gave the consideration but also at the suit of one who was not a party to the contract, provided that it was made for his benefit and that he has a sufficient interest to entitle him to enforce it, subject always, of course, to any defences that may be open on the merits. In construing any Act of Parliament we are seeking the intention of Parliament and it is quite true that we must deduce that intention from the words of the Act. c. 106) . Where a contract is made for the benefit of a third person who has a legitimate interest to enforce it, it can be enforced by the third person in the name of the contracting party or jointly with him or, if he refuses to join, by adding him as a defendant. 00-1304, 2001 WL 210292 (E.D. I would not venture to criticise it, but I do not think it necessary for me to consider it if it leads to the conclusion that section 56 taken by itself would not assist the present respondent. So for the purposes of this case I shall proceed on the footing that the commonly accepted view is right. In Australia, Coulls v. Bagot’s Executor and Trustee Co Ltd (1967) 119 CLR 460 shows the approach has been similar. 250, Smith and Snipes Hall Farm Ltd v River Douglas Catchment Board, Drive Yourself Hire Co. (London) Ltd. v. Strutt, Chelsea and Walham Green Building Society v. Armstrong, Coulls v. 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For purely practical reasons we do not permit debates in either House to be cited: it would add greatly to the time and expense involved in preparing cases involving the construction of a statute if counsel were expected to read all the debates in Hansard, and it would often be impracticable for counsel to get access to at least the older reports of debates in Select Committees of the House of Commons, moreover, in a very large proportion of cases such a search, even if practicable, would throw no light on the question before the court. We also have a number of samples, each written to a specific grade, to illustrate the work delivered by our academic services. In Beswick v Beswick, the agreement was that Peter Beswick assign his business to his nephew in consideration of the nephew employing him for the rest of his life and then paying a … 179, C.A. But it appears from what Lord Simonds said in White's case[10] and from what Vaisey J. said in Chelsea and Walham Green Building Society v. Armstrong[14] that being in fact a party to an agreement might not be enough; the person claiming a benefit had to be named a party in the indenture. By express provision in the definition section a definition contained in it is not to be applied to the word defined if in the particular case the context otherwise requires. Company Registration No: 4964706. I can now return to consider the meaning and scope of section 56. PBs widow brought an action as administrator of PB’s estate and also in her personal capacity claiming for specific performance. Again he was not considering an ordinary contract and I do not think that he can be held to have meant that every person who falls within the "scope and benefit" of any contract is entitled to sue, though not a party to the contract. Disclaimer: This work was produced by one of our expert legal writers, as a learning aid to help you with your studies. I think that In re Schebsman[3] was rightly decided and that the reasoning of Uthwatt J. 458; [1938] 1 All E.R. as the person representing someone's estate who dies without a will) could enforce the nephew's promise to pay Mrs Beswick an annuity. Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM (ET) If calling outside of our normal business hours: Please leave a voicemail at extension 19, 22, or 28. . Looking for a flexible role? my lords, Before 1962 the Respondent's deceased husband carried on business as acoal merchant. It is true that a strong Law Revision Committee recommended so long ago as 1937 (Cmd. But if they are capable of having more than one meaning we are, in my view, well entitled to see how they got there. Reverting to my simple example the next question appears to me to be: Where the intention was that X should keep the £1,000 as his own, what is the nature of B's obligation and who is entitled to enforce it? Peter Beswick was a coal merchant. White v. Bijou Mansions Ltd.[5] dealt with a covenant relating to land. But if the definition is applied the result is to make section 56 go far beyond the pre-existing law. Registered office: Venture House, Cross Street, Arnold, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 7PJ. And, if that is so, section 56 must now have the same effect. If that were the only remedy available the result would be grossly unjust. Lord Denning held that Mrs Beswick was entitled to claim in her capacity as a third party intended to benefit from the contract. It discusses Beswick v Beswick (1968), where a promise to pay money to a third party was, though not enforceable by that party, specifically enforceable in her favour by the promisee. Perhaps more important is the fact that the section does not say that a person may take the benefit of an agreement although he was not a party to it: it says that he may do so although he was not named as a party in the instrument which embodied the agreement. The uncle died and the widow became his administratrix. Lord Reid's judgment outlined the details, with which Lords Hodson, Pearce, Upjohn and Guest concurred. But the view more commonly held in recent times has been that such a contract confers no right on X and that X could not sue for the £1,000. If the definition is not applied the section is a proper one to appear in such an Act because it can properly be regarded as not substantially altering the pre-existing law. 443; [1943] 2 All E.R. 628; [1949] 2 All E.R. The court granted the widow an order of specific performance for the payment owed by PB’s nephew as an administrator to her husband’s estate. 351, 365; 54 T.L.R. The section refers to agreements "over or respecting land or other property." In that sense and it is a very real sense, the third person has a right arising by way of contract. If "land or other property" means the same thing as "tenements or hereditaments" in the Act of 1845 then this section simply continues the law as it was before the Act of 1925 was passed, for I do not think that the other differences in phraseology can be regarded as making any substantial change. He cannot sue B for the £1,000 because under the contract the money is not payable to him, and, if the contract were performed according to its terms, he would never have any right to get the money. Section 56 was obviously intended to replace section 5 of the Real Property Act, 1845 (8 and 9 Vict. and in Drive Yourself Hire Co. (London) Ltd. v. Strutt[13] Denning L.J. Lexis 2162, Civ. The circumstances surrounding Beswick's death are described in detail in Beswick v. City of Philadelphia, 2001 U.S. Dist. Rate Andrew. So any obscurities in section 56 are obscurities which originated in 1845. 269. Beswick Beswick'' v ''Beswick The case's summary of the doctrine of privity in the common law was upheld in Dunlop v Selfridge (1915) and Beswick v Beswick (1967), but it was frequently criticised for obstructing the wishes of the contracting parties. It … Beswick v Beswick House of Lords. Facts. 538, [1968] AC 58 is a landmark English contract case on privity of contract.BackgroundLord Denning described the facts of the case:: Old Peter Beswick was a coal merchant in Eccles, Lancashire. In In re Miller's Agreement[8] two partners covenanted with a retiring partner that on his death they would pay certain annuities to his daughters. Such a change of phraseology in a consolidation Act cannot involve a change of meaning. The Revenue's claim for estate duty was rejected. So, in order to pave the way for the consolidation Act of 1925, earlier Acts were passed in 1922 and 1924 in which were enacted all the substantial amendments which now appear in the Act of 1925 and these amendments were then incorporated in the Bill which became the Act of 1925. For clarity I think it best to begin by considering a simple case where, in consideration of a sale by A to B, B agrees to pay the price of £1,000 to a third party X. 366; 59 T.L.R. Applying what I have said to the circumstances of the present case, the respondent in her personal capacity has no right to sue, but she has a right as administratrix of her husband's estate to require the appellant to perform his obligation under the agreement. In the present case I think it clear that the parties to the agreement intended that the respondent should receive the weekly sums of £5 in her own behoof and should not be accountable to her deceased husband's estate for them. because the fact that X has not received the money will generally cause no loss to A: he admits that there may be cases where A would suffer damage if X did not receive the money but says that the present is not such a case. *You can also browse our support articles here >. He would avoid paying the rest of the price, the annuity to the respondent, by paying a mere 40s. In March 1962, old Peter Beswick and his wife were both over 70. I am bound to say I do not quite understand that. It was also important to see how the court weighed this claim alongside her claim on a personal level, which that she could claim as a party to the contract between her late husband and nephew. 1475, C.A. In 1840 there were 9 Beswick families living in Ohio. The nephew argued that as Mrs Beswick was not a party to the contract, she was not able to enforce it due to the doctrine of privity of contract. However, they held that Mrs Beswick in her capacity as Mr Beswick's administratrix (i.e. A V Beswick 10 A M Beswick 8 W S Beswick 6 L R Beswick 4. 546, C.A. Contract law – Privity of contract – Specific performance. Upon the death of PB, the nephew paid PB’s wife once but then not again. A. Married twice, 1st to Annetta B. Norton (Richardson? Andrew Beswick, 49 Bend, OR. The context in which this section occurs is a consolidation Act. She was also the administratrix of her husband's will. Beswick v Beswick [1967] Facts The claimant’s husband gave their nephew his business on the agreement that following his death, the nephew would pay his aunt (the claimant) £5 per week The court held that the damages would also not be limited due to the loss that had been caused to PB’s estate. So this obligation of B must be enforceable either by X or by A. I shall leave aside for the moment the question whether section 56 (1) of the Law of Property Act 1925, has any application to such a case, and consider the position at common law. He said,[1]. The defendant paid once the amount and then seized the payment. Bagots was entitled to the benefit of this contract as executor of Mr Coull's Estate. In return, the nephew promised him that he would, after the uncles's death, pay ?5 per week to his widow. For these reasons I am of opinion that section 56 has no application to the present case. However the champions of the cause in IN Beswick v. Beswick 1 an uncle transferred his business to his nephew. I am reinforced in this view by two facts. He had no business premises. v. BESWICK (A.P.) as the person representing someone's estate who dies without a will) could enforce the nephew's promise to pay Mrs Beswick an annuity. He agreed with the defendant to transfer his business’ goodwill and tools to the defendant. Beswick v Beswick [1968] AC 58. This was about 33% of all the recorded Beswick's in the USA. So he must seek to make B pay X. The most Beswick families were found in the UK in 1891. What then is A's position? said, in rejecting the same argument as Simonds J. had rejected: "Before he can enforce it he must be a person who falls within the scope and benefit of the covenant according to the true construction of the document in question.". Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of LawTeacher.net. 83; 60 T.L.R. He was born March 17, 1920, in Canton, OH, to Vernon J. Beswick and Florenc The daughters, not being parties to the agreement, had no right to sue for their annuities. IN Beswick v. Beswick an uncle transferred his business to his nephew. 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