On the streets of New York, a man sells you a pocket watch for $20. He says all the watch needs is a new battery and it will be just like new and work perfectly. You buy a new battery for the watch, but the watch still does not work. The man selling the watch knew that the watch would not work, even with a new battery, but he told you it would anyway. The above scenario is an example of what? a. Fraudulent misrepresentationb. Innocent misrepresentationc. Lack of scienterd. Negligent misrepresentatione. Nondisclosure

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Corey Yu

26 May, 15:27

On the streets of New York, a man sells you a pocket watch for $20. He says all the watch needs is a new battery and it will be just like new and work perfectly. You buy a new battery for the watch, but the watch still does not work. The man selling the watch knew that the watch would not work, even with a new battery, but he told you it would anyway. The above scenario is an example of what? a. Fraudulent misrepresentationb. Innocent misrepresentationc. Lack of scienterd. Negligent misrepresentatione. Nondisclosure

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Chaya Murray · Answer 1

fraudulent misrepresentation

Explanation:

Based on the scenario being described within the question it can be said that this case best represents an example of fraudulent misrepresentation. This term refers to a civil tort that has come out of contract law, in which a false statement has cased the individual to enter into a contract. Therefore misrepresenting the details of the contract in order to persuade the individual to agree to it.

Carleigh Osborn · Answer 2

Fraudulent misrepresentation

Explanation:

The scenario above is an example of Fraudulent misrepresentation.

Fraudulent misrepresentation is a civil tort arising out of contract law. It is a false statement of fact that causes or induces someone to enter into a contract.

The man misinforming the buyer on what the watch needs to work perfectly can be termed as Fraudulent misrepresentation.