What is the test for a tort action for negligent misrepresentation?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ventura County Nat. Bank v. Macker, 49 Cal.App.4th 1528, 57 Cal.Rptr.2d 418 (Cal. App. 1996):
It is noteworthy that the Bily discussion of negligent misrepresentation cites Gagne v. Bertran (1954) 43 Cal.2d 481, 275 P.2d 15. Gagne held that acts of negligence support an action for negligent misrepresentation. (Id., p. 489, 275 P.2d 15.)
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