DeCicco v. Schweizer

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The opinion in this case was written by Benjamin N. Cardozo, which summarized the case as follows:

Articles of agreement were entered into by defendant and his wife with a person who was affianced to and was to be married to their daughter. In consideration of that fact, the father promised the husband to pay a certain sum annually to the daughter. This action is brought by the assignee of the daughter and the husband to recover an unpaid installment. Held, that there was a sufficient consideration for the promise; that although the promise was to the husband it was intended for the benefit of the daughter, and when it came to her knowledge she had a right to adopt and enforce it, and in doing so she made herself a party to the contract.