Suppression of a material fact which the party is under an obligation to communicate constitutes fraud. The obligation to communicate may arise from the confidential relations of the parties or from the particular circumstances of the case.
Ala. Code § 6-5-102
Suppression of Material Facts.
Applied in 55 court decisions — leading case Stone v. Williams (1992)
Most recently applied in Madison Cnty. v. Evanston Ins. Co. (September 2018)
(Code 1907, §4299; Code 1923, §8050; Code 1940, T. 7, §109.)
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