Opinion ID: 887368
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: Hearer's Reliance upon the Truth of the Representation

Text: ¶ 27 Both Gary and Jackie testified that the reason Frieda signed the waiver-of-interest document was because of their representations that they would lose the family farm if Frieda did not sign the document. While Frieda is not here to testify about her reliance on their representations, this Court has long held that [a]n inference of reliance upon fraudulent representations may be drawn from circumstances surrounding the transactions which have been proven. Poulsen v. Treasure State Industries, Inc. (1981), 192 Mont. 69, 79, 626 P.2d 822, 827 (citations omitted). Clearly Frieda would not have waived the interest agreed upon under the Contract for Deed had she not relied upon Gary's and Jackie's representations that they might lose the family farm.