third parties

third parties
All persons who are not parties to the contract, agreement, or instrument of writing, by which their interest in the thing conveyed is sought to be affected. Morrison v Trudeau (La) 1 Mart NS 384, 387. Persons other than original plaintiff or defendant but brought into the action. See bystander; third person.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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