Download or read book The Paths to Privity written by Vernon V. Palmer and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palmer's fascinating study analyzes the ingrained tendency to prevent third party beneficiary actions through a historical account of privity of contract. Chapter I discusses the origins and historical questions surrounding the issue of privity. Chapter II covers the triumph of consideration in the formative period, 1500-1680. Chapter III outlines the expansion in the chancery phase, 1680-1800, and Chapter IV deals with the rise of the parties-only principle at law and equity during the 1800s.