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CACI No. 4111

Constructive Fraud (Civ. Code, § 1573)

activein force · 2025-01-01 – presentcompiled-edition

[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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