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innocent misrepresentation

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A quick definition of innocent misrepresentation:

Innocent misrepresentation is when someone makes a false statement without knowing it is false. This can happen if they are not careful or do not have all the information. It is different from fraudulent misrepresentation, which is when someone intentionally lies to trick someone else. If a misrepresentation is not important, it may not have any consequences. But if it is important and causes someone to make a bad decision, they may be able to get help from the law.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Innocent misrepresentation is when someone makes a false statement without knowing that it is false. It is different from fraudulent misrepresentation, which is when someone intentionally makes a false statement to deceive another person.

For example, if a person sells a car and says that it has never been in an accident, but they did not know that it was in a minor accident before they owned it, that would be an innocent misrepresentation. The seller did not intend to deceive the buyer, but the statement was still false.

Another example could be a real estate agent who tells a buyer that a house has a new roof, but they did not know that the roof was actually repaired instead of replaced. This would also be an innocent misrepresentation because the agent did not intentionally lie, but the statement was still false.

These examples illustrate how innocent misrepresentation can happen even when the person making the statement did not mean to deceive anyone. It is important to be truthful in all statements, even if they are innocent mistakes, to avoid any legal consequences.

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21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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22:32
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
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22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
almost all of my apps have been UR for 6 weeks at this point I feel exhausted waiting for them to finish
Irvine is being snobby and wont start any review until end of Nov.
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