First Interstate Dev. Corp. v. Ablanedo

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “to prove fraud, a plaintiff must establish that the defendant made a deliberate and knowing misrepresentation.”
• recognizing implied overruling oí Hinson
• the two-issue rule applies to those actions that can be brought on two theories of liability, where a single basis for damages applies
• “[P]unitive damages are appropriate for any tortious con- duct accomplished through fraud . . . .”
• a claim of fraud sufficient to support a finding of compensatory damages is sufficient to support a claim of punitive damages being presented to the jury
• “[I]ntentional misconduct is a necessary element of fraud. Indeed, to prove fraud, a plaintiff must establish that the defendant made a deliberate and knowing misrepresentation designed to cause, and actually causing detrimental reliance by the plaintiff.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).