Misrepresentation of a material fact, made willfully to deceive or recklessly without knowledge and acted on by the opposite party or made innocently and mistakenly and acted on by the opposite party, constitutes legal fraud.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3105; Code 1868, § 3117; Code 1873, § 3174; Code 1882, § 3174; Civil Code 1895, § 4026; Civil Code 1910, § 4623; Code 1933, § 37-703.
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For article, “Consumer Protection Against Sellers Misrepresentations,” see 20 Mercer L. Rev. 414 (1969).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Grounds for Equitable Relief
§ 23-2-50. Concurrent Jurisdiction Over Fraud
§ 23-2-51. Fraud as Actual or Constructive
§ 23-2-52. Misrepresentation as Legal Fraud
§ 23-2-53. Suppression of Fact as Fraud
§ 23-2-54. Surprise as a Form of Fraud
§ 23-2-55. Use of Similar Trademarks, Names, or Devices
§ 23-2-56. Consummation of Fraud
§ 23-2-57. Proving Existence of Fraud
§ 23-2-58. Confidential Relations Defined
§ 23-2-59. Acquisition of Antagonistic Rights by One in Confidential Relationship