· 7/31/1975
Grefe v. Ross
Citations
- 231 N.W.2d 863
- 1975 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1170
How courts have described this case
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- regarding intent to deceive in the context of an action for fraud
- corporate officers are individually liable for torts that they commit while acting within as well as outside the scope of their employment
- corporate officers are individually liable for torts that they commit, whether they are acting within or outside the scope of their employment
- party claiming fraud must establish representation, falsity, materiality, scienter, intent to deceive, reliance, and resulting injury and damage by preponderance of clear, satisfactory, and convincing evidence
- party claiming fraud must establish representation, falsity, materiality, scienter, intent to deceive, reliance, and resulting injury and damage by preponderance of clear, satisfactory, and convincing evidence
- “A false statement innocently but mistakenly made will not establish intent to defraud, but, when recklessly asserted, it will imply an intent to defraud.”
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Judges: Moore, Rawl-Ings, Legrand, Reynoldson, McCormick
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