Only Parties To A Contract Can Walk and Be Walked To Court; The Law on The Doctrine of Privity of Contract.

The doctrine of privity of contract, until later developments, appeared to be strictly applied at common law. At common law, only a party to a contract can sue and be sued to enforce obligations created under the contract. Thus, the position of the law on the doctrine of privity of contract at common law is that, a person who is not a party to a contract or a person who has not provided any consideration under the contract cannot sue or be sued to enforce the contractual obligations created under the contract, even if he is a third-party beneficiary.