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6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 29 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Tomlinson v. Board of Education.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomlinson v. Board of Education Anchor | green | “it is well settled that one who is neither a party to a contract nor a contemplated beneficiary thereof cannot sue to enforce the promises of the contract. . . .” | 7 |
| 2 | Levine v. Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford, Inc. | green | “it is of no moment that the plaintiff may not be able to prove his allegations at trial. . .' the sole inquiry at this stage is whether the . . . allegations, if proved, state a cause of action.” | 6 |
| 3 | Breen v. Phelps | green | “courts permit the statute of frauds to be raised by a motion to strike when the alleged agreement falls squarely within those categories of agreements required by the statute to be in writing.” | 5 |
| 4 | Tomlinson v. Board of Education | green | “a third party seeking to enforce a contract must allege and prove that the contracting parties intended that the promisor should assume a direct obligation to the third party.” | 4 |
| 5 | Jacobs v. Thomas | green | “no civil action may be maintained in the following cases unless the agreement, or a memorandum of the agreement is made in writing and signed by the party, or the agent of the party, to be charged: . . . (6) upon any agreement for a loan in an amount which exceeds fifty thousand…” | 4 |
| 6 | Knapp v. New Haven Road Construction Co. | green | “draw the line between those third persons whose benefit is so indirect and incidental that it is not sound policy to let them enforce the contract, and some other persons whose benefit is so direct and substantial and so closely connected with that of the promisee that it is eco…” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.