The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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ISBN: 9781337535878
Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 19, Problem 9BCP
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Case summary: Person T brought a suit for fraudulent representation against person J and company HT. T had bought 3 properties on the suggestion of J but some work was still incomplete after one year of sale.
To find:The extent of J’s representation and the liability of H for the misrepresentations made by J.
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Summary Introduction
Case summary:Person T brought a suit for fraudulent representation against person J and company HT. T had bought 3 properties on the suggestion of J but some work was still incomplete after 1 year of sale.
To find: Ethical basis for imposing vicarious liability on principle.
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