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Cal. Civ. Code § 1710

OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY LAW

Applied in 159 court decisions — leading case 35 Cal. 3d 197 - Committee on Children's Television, Inc. v. General Foods Corp. (1983)

Most recently applied in Knutson v. Foster (August 2018)

Enacted 1872.

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A deceit, within the meaning of the last 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: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.