Court Opinion

ID: 9442495
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-03 18:49:39.175613+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:29:06.801048
License: Public Domain

On Petition for Rehearing
The above cause came on to be heard on appellant’s petition for rehearing on the issue whether an innocent misrepresentation of fact may operate as a 'fraudulent representation; and that is the sole issue. Where a party innocently misrepresents a material fact by mistake; or makes such representation without knowing it to be true or false, even though he believes it to be true; or without reasonable grounds for believing it to be true—such representation will support an action for fraud. Anderson v. Tway, 6 Cir., 143 F.2d 95, certiorari denied 324 U.S. 861, 65 S.Ct. 865, 89 L.Ed. 1418; Sovereign Pocohontas Co. v. Bond et al., 74 App.D.C. 175, 120 F.2d 39; Grand Trunk Western R. Co. v. H. W. Nelson Co., 6 Cir., 116 F.2d 823; Schwinn v. United States, 9 Cir., 112 F.2d 74, affirmed 311 U.S. 616, 61 S.Ct. 70, 85 L.Ed. 390; Panther Rubber Mfg. Co. v. Commissioner, 1 Cir., 45 F.2d 314; Nocatee Fruit Company v. Fosgate, 5 Cir., 12 F.2d 250.
The petition for rehearing is denied.