Question: 5 (10 points) Cecelia asked Bart if he would be willing to look after her cat for a week while she was out of town.
5 (10 points) Cecelia asked Bart if he would be willing to look after her cat for a week while she was out of town. Bart replied that he would do so if Cecelia would buy him a bicycle at Joseph's Department Store. While Bart did not really need a bicycle, Joseph's Department Store was owned by Bart's cousin, Joseph, and he wanted the sale of the bicycle to benefit his cousin. Bart told Cecelia of his purpose for purchasing the bicycle, and Cecelia agreed. They wrote down the agreement and signed it. Bart then told Joseph about the agreement he (Bart) had with Cecelia, and Joseph consented to the arrangement. After Bart looked after the cat for the week, he told Cecelia that he enjoyed doing it and had decided she did not have to buy him the bicycle. This made Cecelia happy, but when Joseph learned what had happened, he was angry because he lost the profit he would have made on the sale of the bicycle. Does Joseph have a claim against Cecelia? a) No, because Joseph's is an incidental beneficiary. b) Yes, because Joseph's is an intended third party beneficiary since Bart induced Cecelia to make the promise for Joseph's benefit. O c) No, because Joseph's did not rely on the contract. d) Yes, because Joseph's is an intended third party creditor beneficiary
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