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Under common law, false pretense is defined as a representation of a present or past fact, which the thief knows to be false, and which he intends will and does cause the victim to pass title of his property. That is, false pretense is the acquisition of title from a victim by fraud or misrepresentation of a material past or present fact.
One homeowner has recently discovered he no longer owns his 8,300-square-foot home — at least on paper. Craig Adams, a local dentist in Raleigh, North Carolina, said the deed to his $4 million ...
So, under the Sale of Goods Act, title to goods may pass before possession or control is delivered, or possession may pass before title, or the defendant may obtain control alone, depending on the wording of the contract. Usually, the defendant will be acting in their own right to obtain the goods, but the offence is also committed where the ...
The House of Lords held that Attwood could not rescind the contract, as he did not rely on Small but instead relied on his agents. Edgington v Fitzmaurice [ 54 ] confirmed further that a misrepresentation need not be the sole cause of entering a contract, for a remedy to be available, so long as it is an influence.
Hettiarachchi used the false pretense that he would repay T.E. and give her 20% of his business, but didn’t. He illegally obtained $281,059 from T.E., according to the court record.
Disaster creeps closer to her home. 'My house is unsellable': This Pennsylvania woman bought cheap land from the state for $15,000 — but didn't know a previous owner sold it due to a landslide ...
FALL RIVER — An Attleboro man who owned a used car business in Swansea was arraigned Thursday on charges that he scammed nearly two dozen people out of more than $250,000 in multiple fraud schemes.
The offence was created by section 16 [3] of the Theft Act 1968.At the time of its repeal it read: (1) A person who by any deception dishonestly obtains for himself or another any pecuniary advantage shall on conviction on indictment be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.