Brown Ex Rel. Estate of Brown v. Stewart

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• holding that “fraud requires the conveyance of a known falsity”
• holding a jury charge must be not only erroneous, but also prejudicial, in order to entitle an appellant to reversal
• explaining that a negligent misrepresentation claim requires proof that the defendant made a false representation to the plaintiff
• holding appellant failed to preserve the issue of an improper closing argument, where, after the court sustained appellant's objection, appellant did not request a curative instruction or move to strike
• noting that “a key difference between fraud and negligent misrepresentation is that fraud requires the conveyance of a known falsity, while negligent misrepresentation is predicated upon transmission of a negligently made false statement”
• stating after an appellant's objection is sustained, to preserve the issue for review, the appellant must request a curative instruction or move to strike

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