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· 12/13/1996

Binette v. Dyer Library Ass'n

Citations

  • 688 A.2d 898
  • 1996 Me. LEXIS 246

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that silence constitutes supplying false information when silence is a breach of statutory duty
  • holding that a 19 fact finder may consider the failure to disclose certain information in violation of a safety statute as evidence of negligent misrepresentation
  • holding that omission by silence may constitute the supplying of false information for purposes of fraudulent misrepresentation
  • explaining that transactions made “on a private, nonprofessional basis” are outside the scope of the UTPA
  • finding that the UTPA did not apply to non-profit library association's sale of a Deering property
  • holding failure to disclose may constitute supplying false information to support negligent misrepresentation claim where such failure breaches a statutory duty

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Judges: Wathen, Roberts, Glassman, Rudman, Lipez

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