3rd Party/Beneficiary: A person who has the right to sue on a contract, despite not having originally been a party to the contract and/or a signer of the contract. Intended: Someone who was 1. identified in the contract and 2. receives performance directly from the promisor or circumstances demonstrate that the promisee will give the beneficiary the benefit from the contract. Incidental (Unintended): A person or legal entity that is not party to a contract and becomes an unintended third party beneficiary to the contract. Ex. Your mom gets a monetary gift intended for your mom from your grandma and your mom then gives you some of the money.