Whatever Happened To The Second Party?

[lankeela]

Whether its insurance (as in third party), or as in the case of the Russian diplomat recently found dead, where police are not looking for a 'third party' why are they not looking for a 'second' party? If one person is involved in something and they believe someone else may be involved, surely they are the 'second party' and not the 'third'?

[lankeela]

Nobody knows......

[Prudie]

Is it because the 2nd party would be you? They are looking for he or she; From grammar
1st person I or We
2nd person You
3rd person He, She, They or It

[Buenchico]

With insurance, the first and second parties (in either order) are the insured person and the insurer. Hence anyone else involved in a claim is a third party.

With a police enquiry about a death, the police and the victim are the first two parties in the enquiry (since they are both automatically involved in it). Anyone else (such as a suspect) is a third party.

[lankeela]

Makes sense put like that Chris.

[stewey]

I always wondered about that also. Thanks for the question and the answer

[jno]

so "We're not looking for a third party" means "We think a cop did it"? Hmmm

[DJHawkes]

or put even more simplerer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u8AgUXPpLM

[humbersloop]

dotty so, so good, thank you



did anyone mention garth's an aquarian btw? ;x)