Business Law 5th Edition by David Twomey ,Marianne Jennings ,Stephanie Greene

Exercise 14

Zoya operated a store in premises rented from Peerless. The lease required Zoya to maintain liability insurance to protect Zoya and Peerless. Caswell entered the store, fell through a trap door, and was injured. She then sued Zoya and Peerless on the theory that she was a third-party beneficiary of the lease requirement to maintain liability insurance. Was she correct [Caswell v Zoya Int'l, 654 NE2d 552 (Ill App)]