Ala. Code § 6-5-104

Deceit - Fraudulent Deceit.

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 864 F. Supp. 1138 - Brown v. Mendel (1994)

Most recently applied in 70 F. Supp. 2d 466 - In Re the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Sales Practices Litigation (October 1999)

(Code 1923, §§7353, 7354; Code 1940, T. 7, §§111, 112.)

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(a) One who willfully deceives another with intent to induce him to alter his position to his injury or risk is liable for any damage which he thereby suffers.

(b) A deceit within the meaning of this section is either:

(1) The suggestion as a fact of that which is not true by one who does not believe it to be true;

(2) The assertion as a fact of that which is not true by one who has no reasonable ground for believing it to be true;

(3) The suppression of a fact by one who is bound to disclose it or who gives information of other facts which are likely to mislead for want of communication of that fact; or

(4) A promise made without any intention of performing it.

Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.