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Misrepresentation Flashcards

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1
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What statement is required for a misrepresentation claim?

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False statement of fact or law to induce contracting

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When must the statement take place for it to be misrepresentation ?

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The clear and unambiguous statement must take place before the contract

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To whom can the misrepresentation be made?

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  1. Innocent party
  2. A third party
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What is a false statement?

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Not substantially correct

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What is a statement of fact?

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Present or past conditions

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Is a statement of opinion a statement of fact?

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No - if honestly, genuinely and reasonably held

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Is a promise misrepresentation?

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No, it goes beyond a statement

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is a statement of future events a misrepresentation?

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No

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Is a statement of intention misrepresentation?

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Maybe, if the person making it knew it was false when they made it

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10
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Is silence typically misrepresentation?

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No

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Is there a duty on a party to disclose facts?

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no

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When is disclosure of facts required?

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When there is fiduciary duty between the parties

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What is ubberimae fidei (utmost good faith) ?

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Contracts which require utmost good faith and one party has knowledge essential to the contract which is impossible for the other party to check

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Is a partial nondisclosure (a half truth) that is technically true but still misleading misrepresentation?

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Yes

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If you make a statement that is initially true but later becomes untrue before you sign a contract, do you have a duty to correct it, and if you fail to do so, is this misrepresentation?

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Yes and Yes

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16
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Does the misrepresentation have to be the sole reason for the innocent party entering into the contract?

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No, but it must be a substantial reason

17
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What is the test the court will use to determine if the innocent party was induced by the false statement?

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Viewed objectively, a reasonable person in claimant’s position would have been influenced by the false statement

18
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Are “ad speak” or “puff” misrepresentations?

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No

19
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What are the three types of misrepresentation?

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  1. Fraudulent misrepresentation
  2. Negligent misrepresentation
  3. Innocent misrepresentation
20
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What is fraudulent misrepresentation?

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You make a statement
1. Knowingly
2. Recklessly (careless as to its truth) OR
3. Without belief in its truth

21
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What is negligent misrepresentation?

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You cannot prove that you had reasonable grounds for believing, and did believe, that the facts represented were true

22
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What is innocent misrepresentation?

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A misstatement not made fraudulently or negligently

23
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What are the remedies for misrepresentation?

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  1. Voidable
  2. Rescission
  3. Damages
24
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Is a contract voidable for any type of misrepresentation?

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Yes

25
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Is rescission available and what is rescission?

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Yes for all three types and it unwinds the contract to put parties back in their previous position

26
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Is rescission an equitable remedy and if so, what is the effect?

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Yes, the courts have a discretion to grant this

27
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What is required for rescission?

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  1. Notification or a court order
  2. Indemnity - court may order that the misrepresentor provide an indemnity to restore the pre-contract position
28
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What are the bars to rescission?

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  1. Affirmation of the contract
  2. Lapse of time
  3. Impossibility of restitution
  4. Third-party rights (third party acquires rights)
29
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What is affirmation?

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You find out about the misrepresentation and you continue with the contract (by a statement or conduct)

30
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When does the clock run for lapse of time to bar rescission?

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  1. For all types other than fraudulent - from the time you discover, or should have discovered, the misrepresentation
  2. For fraudulent misrepresentation - from the date the fraud was uncovered
31
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What is impossibility of restitution?

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Impossible to restore parties to pre-contractual position as goods have declined in value or nature of subject matter changed

32
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How are damages dealt with for fraudulent misrepresentation?

A

Tort of deciet
Put innocent party back in position they would have been but for the misrepresentationWh

33
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A
34
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Are damages available for innocent misrepresentation?

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No, but damages can be awarded in lieu of rescission

35
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When are damages in lieu of rescission typically awarded?

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For minor misreprsentations

36
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What is the measure of damages usually awarded?

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  1. Losses from entering the contract
  2. Incidental expenditure
    Unlike for breach of contract which puts parties in position they would have been
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