· 10/17/1990
Koral Industries v. Security-Connecticut Life Insurance Co.
Citations
- 802 S.W.2d 650
- 34 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 45
- 1990 Tex. LEXIS 128
- 1990 WL 155537
How courts have described this case
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- disapproving of jury question and instruction which asked whether party acted reasonably in relying on another party’s representation
- explaining in the fraudulent inducement context that a victim of fraud is generally under no duty to use due diligence or proper care to discover the truth
- “When one has been induced to enter into a contract by fraudulent representations, the person committing the fraud cannot defeat a claim for damages based upon a plea that the party defrauded might have discovered the truth by the exercise of proper care.”
- recision a recoverable remedy for fraudulent inducement
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Judges: Per Curiam
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