Practice question
A delivery contract between two businesses happens to increase foot traffic near a neighboring shop. The contract contains no deliberate stipulation in favor of the shopkeeper. Can the shopkeeper claim enforcement solely from that incidental gain?
- No; a merely incidental benefit is insufficient under Article 1311.
- Yes, every nearby business becomes a party.
- Yes, all economic benefits create contractual privity.
- Yes, the shopkeeper automatically becomes an heir.
- Yes, the shopkeeper can choose any contractual term to enforce.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 1311.
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