Question:
Can a person act to prevent loss to another without their permission to preserve their right of
redress due to time limits stated in a contract?
Additional Details:
If I am aware that John is the rightful holder of an entitlement to a cash award and the time limit
for submitting such a claim is rapidly approaching, and I am unaware whether John knows that he is
so entitled, or that he knows that the time limit for making his claim for the award is imminent,
can I act on this knowledge and make the claim on his behalf in order to preserve his interest
without his permission if I am unable to contact him?
Additional information:
If the answer is no, would my intervention be looked at more favorably by the courts if we
(John and myself) belonged to a class of persons who were issued the offer of the cash award
for performing certain tasks, since I would then be a member of a group that would have been
materially affected?
Can a person act to prevent loss to another without their permission to preserve their right of
redress due to time limits stated in a contract?
Additional Details:
If I am aware that John is the rightful holder of an entitlement to a cash award and the time limit
for submitting such a claim is rapidly approaching, and I am unaware whether John knows that he is
so entitled, or that he knows that the time limit for making his claim for the award is imminent,
can I act on this knowledge and make the claim on his behalf in order to preserve his interest
without his permission if I am unable to contact him?
Additional information:
If the answer is no, would my intervention be looked at more favorably by the courts if we
(John and myself) belonged to a class of persons who were issued the offer of the cash award
for performing certain tasks, since I would then be a member of a group that would have been
materially affected?