FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 409.7
ISSUES ON PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM — FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION
The issues for you to decide on (claimant’s) claim for fraudulent misrepresentation are:
First, whether (defendant) made a false statement concerning a material fact;
Second, whether (defendant) knew the statement was false when [he] [she] [it] made it or made the statement knowing [he] [she] [it] did not know whether it was true or false;
Third, whether (defendant) intended that another would rely on the false statement;
Fourth, whether (claimant) relied on the false statement; and, if so,
Fifth, whether the reliance on the false statement was a legal cause of [loss] [injury] [or] [damage] to (claimant).
On this claim for fraudulent misrepresentation, (claimant) may rely on a false statement, even though its falsity could have been discovered if (claimant) had made an investigation. However, (claimant) may not rely on a false statement if [he] [she] [it] knew it was false or its falsity was obvious to [him] [her] [it].
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- 2026-08-18
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- 2026-08-18
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