319 So. 2d 135 - Collins v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “buckets appeared necessary. Thus, in the first instance there was no reliance on any representation of appellant. In contrast, the instant case is replete with false representations occurring prior to the agreement between the parties. [3] Not only did appellant misrepresent the presence of termites in the victim's attic, but he also misrepresented the identity of his employer and that he had the victim's contract when in reality he did not. Thus, there was clearly”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 344 So. 2d 304 - Paulk v. State

2. “in the inducement. The only trick or deceptive inducement suggested by the state's evidence prior to the agreement between the parties (for the appellant to fertilize the victim's lawn) related to the amount of buckets of fertilizer needed. Appellant made no representation as to a given number of buckets needed and the victim's own testimony was that she agreed with appellant that not”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 344 So. 2d 304 - Paulk v. State

3. “... however reprehensible appellant's business practices may be in the eyes of the Better Business Bureau, and however amenable he may be to revocation of whatever local business licenses he may have, his actions ... do not constitute a crime or an attempt to commit a crime under the laws of this state. 319 So.2d at 137-38 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 344 So. 2d 304 - Paulk v. State