Hathcock v. Davis

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that fraud claims require clear-and- convincing proof but not addressing standard of proof for punitive damages
• setting forth the elements for fraudulent misrepresentation, which includes a requirement that the plaintiff’s justifiable reliance on a material misstatement of fact was the proximate cause of an injury
• “The determination of whether a person’s actions arise to outrageous conduct lies within the sound discretion of the fact-finder[.]”
• “The determination of whether a person’s actions arise to outrageous conduct lies within the sound discretion of the fact-finder and will not be disturbed by an appellate court so long as that discretion has not been abused.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).