Opinion ID: 898857
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Heading: When the public interest will be prejudiced by permitting it to stand.”

Text: Equitable actions for rescission under N.D.C.C. § 32-04-21 may be brought “[i]n any of the cases mentioned in section 9-09-02,” which includes actions in which consent of a party is obtained by fraud. See Murphy , at ¶ 15. Section 9-09-02, N.D.C.C., provides, in part: “A party to a contract may rescind the same in the following cases only: 1. If the consent of the party rescinding or of any party jointly contracting with the party rescinding was given by mistake or obtained through duress, menace, fraud, or undue influence exercised by or with the connivance of the party as to whom the party rescinding rescinds or of any other party to the contract jointly interested with such party; 2. If through the fault of the party as to whom the party rescinding rescinds the consideration for the party rescinding obligation fails in whole or in part; 3. If such consideration becomes entirely void from any cause;