Indian Contract Act, 1872
Section - 18 - "Misrepresentation" defined
"Misrepresentation" defined
18. "Misrepresentation" means and includes-
| (1) | - | the positive assertion, in a manner not warranted by the information of the person making it, of that which is not true, though he believes it to be true; |
| (2) | - | any breach of duty which, without an intent to deceive, gains an advantage to the person committing it, or any one claiming under him; by misleading another to his prejudice, or to the prejudice of any one claiming under him; |
| (3) | - | causing, however innocently, a party to an agreement, to make a mistake as to the substance of the thing which is the subject of the agreement. |
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