Stevens v. Jayhawk Realty Co.

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• treating tort of deceit as synonymous with fraud; actionable fraud or deceit requires, inter alia, reliance on the misrepresentation which induced the purchaser to act, actual deception and injury or damages as a result
• existence of principal-agent relationship creates fiduciary duty that broadens scope of defendant’s duty to plaintiff
• an award of compensatory damages constitutes a condition for the recovery of punitive damages
• an award of compensatory damages constitutes a condition for the recovery of punitive damages

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