CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 4111
Constructive Fraud (Civ. Code, § 1573)
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [he/she/ nonbinary pronoun] was harmed
because [name of defendant] misled [him/her/ nonbinary pronoun] by failing
to provide [name of plaintiff] with complete and accurate information. To
establish this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the following:
1. That [name of defendant] was [name of plaintiff]’s
[agent/stockbroker/real estate agent/real estate broker/corporate
officer/partner/[insert other fiduciary relationship]];
2. That [name of defendant] acted on [name of plaintiff]’s behalf for
purposes of [insert description of transaction, e.g., purchasing a
residential property];
3. That [name of defendant] knew, or should have known, that
[specify information at issue];
4. That [name of defendant] misled [name of plaintiff] by [failing to
disclose this information/providing [name of plaintiff] with
information that was inaccurate or incomplete];
5. That [name of plaintiff] was harmed; and
6. That [name of defendant]’s conduct was a substantial factor in
causing [name of plaintiff]’s harm.
New November 2017; Revised May 2020
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2025
- Content hash
f91100883be96a4df88cecc7e16f273f909952659c6f824328cd105f5a89f502
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