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· 5/24/1983

Stephenson v. Capano Development, Inc.

Citations

  • 462 A.2d 1069
  • 1983 Del. LEXIS 448

How courts have described this case

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

  • “The most common and accepted stand- ard [for damages under the Act] is the benefit of the bargain rule.”
  • “If the fraud is gross, oppressive, or aggravated, or where it involves breach of trust or confidence, the plaintiff may recover punitive damages whether he sues in tort or under the consumer fraud statute.”
  • laying out the elements of common law fraud
  • enumerating fraud elements to include damages

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Judges: Del, Herrmann, Longobardi, Moore, Vice-Chancellor

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