Willful misrepresentation of a material fact made to induce another to act, and upon which he does act to his injury, will give a right of action. Mere concealment of such a fact, unless done in such a manner as to deceive and mislead, will not support an action. In all cases of deceit, knowledge of a falsehood constitutes an essential element. A fraudulent or reckless representation of facts as true, which the party may not know to be false, if intended to deceive, is equivalent to a knowledge of the falsehood.
Ala. Code § 6-5-103
Deceit - Right of Action Generally.
Applied in 11 court decisions — leading case Grider v. City of Auburn (2010)
Most recently applied in Grider v. City of Auburn (September 2010)
(Code 1907, §2469; Code 1923, §5677; Code 1940, T. 7, §110.)
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