Smiley v. S & J INVESTMENTS, INC.

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that Georgia law allows for an exception to the requirement of contractual privity in cases involving negligent misrepresentation of facts in the professional context
• Recognizing duty of care in professional negligence claim traditionally arises from privity
• describing fraud as requiring proof of a “(1) false representation; (2) knowledge that the representation was false; (3) intent to deceive; (4
• describing fraud as requiring proof of a “(1) false representation; (2) knowledge that the representation was false; (3) intent to deceive; (4) justifiable reliance on the representation; and (5
• claim described as a “hybrid ‘fraud’ action, based upon professional negligence, not scienter”
• the elements of a negligent misrepresentation claim are: “(1) the defendant’s negligent supply of false information to foreseeable persons, known or unknown; (2) such persons’ reasonable reliance upon that false information; and (3

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