Legal Definitions - interessee

Definition: Interessee (in-tə-rə-see) is a party who takes part in a legal transaction or proceeding and has a recognizable stake in the matter.

For example, in a contract between two parties, the person who is not named in the beginning but is granted or let a thing by one of the parties is not a party to the deed and cannot take anything from it. However, the real party in interest is the person who possesses the right sought to be enforced and benefits from the action's final outcome.

Explanation: An interessee is someone who has a vested interest in a legal matter and is involved in the transaction or proceeding. They may be a plaintiff or defendant in a lawsuit, a buyer or seller in a contract, or any other party who has a stake in the outcome of the legal matter. The examples illustrate that an interessee is not necessarily the person who benefits from the outcome of the legal matter, but the person who possesses the right sought to be enforced.