Reviewed case brief

Khwaja Muhammad Khan v. Husaini Begum

(1910) 37 IA 152

(1910) 37 IA 152 · Privy Council

privity-of-contractexceptionstrust-exceptionfamily-arrangement
Court
Privy Council
Year
1910
Subjects
Law of Contract I
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Where a contract, though made between other parties, creates a specific charge or trust in favour of a third party who is a natural object of the promisor's bounty, that third party may enforce the provision, an exception to the privity rule.

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      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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        (1910) 37 IA 152

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