SUCCESSIVE ASSIGNMENTS

Successive Assignments

Successive Assignments

This is a case where an assignor Archer has assigned his contract rights to First. Archer has again assigned the same rights to the Second without notifying the First. But the Second is well aware of the fact that the same rights have been assigned previously to First.

There are instances where an unscrupulous assignor will assign the exact same rights to multiple parties (usually for some consideration) ? as happened in this case. According to the law ? the rights of the assignee depend on the revocability of the assignment ? and on the timing of the assignments ...