Misrepresentation Flashcards

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Bisset v Wilkinson - statement of opinion

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  • sheep farm
  • estimated of how many sheep could fit on farm
  • -person relied upon it
  • wrong estimate
  • not actionable as it was a statement of opinion
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Esso v Mardon-statement of opinion

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  • estimate of future sales
  • -plans changed
  • wrong estimate
  • not actionable as it was a statement of opinion
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Smith v Land House property-stamen of opinion

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  • bought hotel
  • most desirable
  • however the tenant was bankrupt
  • was actionable as was a statement fact
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Edington v Fitzmaurice- statement of intent

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  • bought shares into a business and was told this money would be used to expand the business
  • but instead it was used to pay of debts
  • this was actionable as they had no intend to use the money to expand
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Pankhania v Halkney - statement of law

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  • bought property

- 3 month notice was meant to be given-actionable under the analogy of case law

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Solle v Bucher - statement of law

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  • property was meant to be rented out for £140 but instead was rented out at £250
  • this was actionable
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Smith v Hughes- silence

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-old oats
- he got new oats
-seller didn’t say anything
not actionable

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Walters v Morgan-silence

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  • land
  • produced a draft lease
  • pressured into it
  • then realised the value of the land
  • however not actionable
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With v O’Flanagan - change of circumstances

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  • purchased property
  • medical practise
  • defendant became ill and patients went elsewhere
  • actionable as he should have been told about the change of circumstance
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HIH Casual and general insurance v Chase manhatton-fiduciary relationship

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  • insurance company knew a lot more

- therefore actionable

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Dimmock v Hallet- half truth

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  • auction on land
  • advertisement was wrong
  • didn’t tell the full truth therefore was actionable
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Denny v Peek- fraud misrep

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  • this case defined fraud misrep
  • knew it was false
  • reckless
  • actionable
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Whittington v Seale - innocent misrep

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  • bought stock (chickens)
  • they were ill
  • stock dies
  • actionable as innocent misrep
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JED FASTERS V Broom - inducement

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  • inducement

- showed reliance

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Attwood v Small - reliance

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  • mines capacity was wrong

- relied upon statement

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Heldly Byre v Heller

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  • the significance is that it stated what is a fiduciary relationship.
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Howard marine v odgen - burden of proof

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-actioable