· 1/16/1990
Chapman v. Rideout
Citations
- 568 A.2d 829
- 1990 Me. LEXIS 23
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the tort of negligent misrepresentation requires (1) a defendant to have supplied false information, (2) of a material fact, (3) to guide the plaintiff in his business transactions, (4
- adopting the definition of negligent misrepresentation stated in the Restatement (Second) of Torts§ 552(1) (1977)
- adopting the formulation of the tort as stated in the Restatement (Second) of Torts§ 552(1) (1977)
- adopting section 552(a)(1) of the Restatement as the appropriate standard for negligent misrepresentation claims
- setting out elements of a negligent misrepresentation claim, including 7 justifiable reliance
- silence rising to the level of false information on the nce of an environmental hazard on property
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Judges: Mekusick, Roberts, Wathen, Glassman, Hornby, Collins
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