Question

Hilary sold Meredith a broach that had belonged to her mother. She told Meredith, in good faith, that it was a genuine cameo from the 1880's. In fact, it was a copy manufactured in the 1980's out of polymers. Meredith can rescind the contract based on

a. Fraudulent misrepresentation
b. Innocent misrepresentation
c. Unilateral mistake of fact
d. Unilateral mistake of value

Answer 1

The answer is: b. Innocent misrepresentation

Step-by-step explanation:

The legal definition of Innocent misrepresentation is:

a representation that is made in good faith and believed to be true by the one making it but that is in fact false.

It is one of the three recognized varieties of misrepresentations in contract law.