 Whether the party thus misrepresenting a fact, knew it to be false, or made the assertion without knowing whether it were true or false, is wholly immaterial, for the affirmation of what one does not know, or believe to be true, is equally, in morals...  The Southwestern Reporter - Page 3551892Full view - About this book
 | New Jersey. Court of Chancery - Law reports, digests, etc - 1880 - 942 pages
...Wright v. Snowe, 2 DeG. g Sm. S2T); for the affirmation of what oue does not know or believe to be true, is equally, in morals and law, as unjustifiable...affirmation of what is known to be positively false. Anslie v. Medlycott, 9 Ves. 21 ; Taylor v. Ashton, 11 M. g W. 401 ; Doggelt v. Emmerson, 3 Story C.... | |
 | Joseph Story - Equity - 1839 - 658 pages
...true or false, is wholly immaterial; for the affirmation of what one does not know, or believe to be true, is equally in morals and law as unjustifiable...affirmation of what is known to be positively false. 5 And even if the party innocently misrepresents a fact by mistake, it is equally conclusive; for it... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1846 - 1178 pages
...knowledge on the subject is immaterial, for the affirmation of what one does not know, or believe, to be true, is equally in morals and law, as unjustifiable...affirmation of what is known to be positively false. So if a party innocently misrepresents a fact by mistake, it is equally conclusive ; for it operates... | |
 | William Paley - Agency (Law) - 1847 - 732 pages
...true or false, is wholly immaterial ; for the affirmation of what one does not know, or believe to be true, is equally in morals and law, as unjustifiable...false. And even if the party innocently misrepresents a fact by mistake, it is equally conclusive ; for it operates as a surprise and imposition on the other... | |
 | John William Smith - Contracts - 1847 - 438 pages
...false, is wholly immaterial, for the affirmation of what one does not know or believe to be true in equally, in morals and law, as unjustifiable as the...false; and even if the party innocently misrepresents a fact by mistake, it is equally conclusive, for it operates as a surprise and imposition upon the other... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1847 - 556 pages
...true or false, is wholly immaterial; for the affirmation of what one does not know or believe to be true, is equally, in morals and law, as unjustifiable...what is known to be positively false. And even if a party innocently misrepresents a fact by mistake, it is equally conclusive, for it operates as a... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 912 pages
...true or false, is wholly immaterial, for the affirmation of what one does not know or believe to be true, is equally in morals and law as unjustifiable...affirmation of what is known to be positively false," and he adds, "even if the party innocently misrepresents a material fact by mistake, it is equally conclusive,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Chancery - Equity - 1847 - 634 pages
...true or false, is wholly immaterial ; for the affirmation of what one does not knnw, or believe to be true, is equally in morals and law, as unjustifiable as the affirmation of what is known to be positive, ly false. And even if the party innocently misrepresents a fact by mistake, it is equally... | |
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