When a person makes a false statement with the intention of misleading someone into forming a contract
fraudulent misrepresentation. negligent misrepresentation. innocent misrepresentation.
A misrepresentation in law occurs when one party makes a false statement of fact to induce another party to enter into a contract. This false statement must be material and relied upon by the other party to their detriment. Misrepresentation can make a contract voidable by the innocent party.
Examples of misrepresentation of facts Examples of misrepresentation of facts
misrepresentation
Misrepresentation that is the result of careless statements made.
the difference between fraudulent miisrepresentation and innocent misrepresentation is that innocent representation is when a statement is made with a genuine belief that it is true while fraudulent misrepresentation is a statement that is made with the knowledge that it is untrue or misleading.
When someone is induced into entering into a contract as a result of a false statement.
It depends on the type of misrepresentation: Innocent misrepresentation: rescission of contract and restitution if possible Negligent: rescission or possibly damages Fraudulent: damages and possibly action in tort law
A misrepresentation is an untrue statement of fact by one party which has induced the other to enter into the contract.
Misrepresentation must be something that induces an individual to enter into a contract which is false or not wholly true
if the maker intended for the misrepresentation to induce the other party to enter the contract and if the misrepresentation would likely induce a reasonable person to so enter the contract
Strategic misrepresentation is the planned, systematic distortion or misstatement of fact-lying-in response to incentives in the budget process.