Is comparative fault a defense to a claim for fraud?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Maguire v. Burns, D067835 (Cal. App. 2016):
Comparative fault is not a defense to a claim for fraud. (Godfrey v. Steinpress (1982) 128 Cal.App.3d 154, 176.) In Carroll v. Gava (1979) 98 Cal.App.3d 892, a property buyer sued the seller alleging the seller misrepresented that the property was
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