Whether the party thus misrepresenting a fact, knew it to be false, or made the assertion without knowing whether it were true or false, is wholly immaterial, for the affirmation of what one does not know, or believe to be true, is equally, in morals... The Southwestern Reporter - Страница 3551892Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
| Minnesota. Supreme Court - 1879 - 632 страница
...mislead them, in making the contract.] And the affirmation of what one does not know or believe to be true is equally, in morals and law, as unjustifiable...affirmation of what is known to be positively false. Nor can it make any difference that the plaintiff innocently made the representations in question,... | |
| 1923 - 1036 страница
...immaterial, for the affirmation of what one does not know or believe to be true, is equally, in moraU.and law, as unjustifiable as the affirmation of what is...mistake, it is equally conclusive, for it operates as a surprise and imposition on tbe other party. 1 Story's Eq. 225, § 193; Smith v. Richards, 13 Peters... | |
| Joseph Story, Melville Madison Bigelow - 2000 - 396 страница
...would doubtless say that he leliece,l his agent an honest man. If this is the true interpretaequally in morals and law as unjustifiable as the affirmation of what is known to be positively false. 1 And even if the party , Ainslie v. Medlycott, 9 Ves. 21; Gravest'. White, Freen,. R. 57. See also... | |
| Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - 1898 - 770 страница
...section 193, it is laid down that "affirmation of a material fact that one does not know or believe to be true, is, equally in morals and law, as unjustifiable...conclusive, for it operates as surprise and imposition on the other." Representations by a party having means of knowledge in regard to a matter, not possessed... | |
| Iowa. Supreme Court - 1884 - 842 страница
...true or false, is wholly immaterial; for the affirmation of what one does not know or believe to be true is equally, in morals and law, as unjustifiable...the party innocently misrepresents a material fact, it is equally conclusive, for it operates as a surprise and imposition upon the other party." 1 Story's... | |
| Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - 1846 - 568 страница
...true or false, is wholly immaterial ; for the affirmation of what one does not know or believe to be true, is equally, in morals and law, as unjustifiable...false. And even if the party innocently misrepresents a fact by mistake, it is equally conclusive ; for it operates as a surprise and imposition on the other... | |
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