JOHNSON v. OWENS

No. 285.

140 S.E.2d 311 (1965)

263 N.C. 754

Beatrice E. JOHNSON v. Dorothy J. OWENS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 24, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dockery, Ruff, Perry, Bond & Cobb, Charlotte, for plaintiff.

Bradley, Gebhardt, DeLaney & Millette, Charlotte, for defendant.


SHARP, Justice.

The oft-stated essential elements of fraud, or deceit, are: "`the representation, its falsity, scienter, deception, and injury. The representation must be definite and specific; it must be materially false; it must be made with knowledge of its falsity or in culpable ignorance of its truth; it must be made with fraudulent intent; it must be reasonably relied on by the other party; and he must be deceived and caused to suffer loss.' * * * The...

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