Does a complaint fail to plead a cause of action for fraud when it fails to identify any specific act taken in reliance on nondisclosure?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Wicked Deals, Inc. v. Purtle, D072840 (Cal. App. 2018):

(Small v. Fritz Companies, Inc., at p. 185, italics added.) A complaint fails to plead a cause of action for fraud when it fails to identify any specific act taken in reliance on the alleged misrepresentation or nondisclosure. (Knox v. Dean (2012) 205 Cal.App.4th 417, 433 [nondisclosure].)

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