Emerson v. Powell

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• fraud must relate to a present or preexisting fact; it cannot be based on statements as to future events
• “As a general rule..., the fraudulent representation must relate to a present or preexisting fact and it cannot ordinarily be based on unfulfilled promises or statements as to future events.”

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