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Doyle v Olby (Ironmongers) Ltd

[1969] 2 QB 158
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Year1969
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Damages for fraudulent misrepresentation are assessed to put the claimant in the position they would have been in had the misrepresentation not been made (the reliance measure), not the position had the representation been true.

Area of Law

tort

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