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Sam wants to sell his golden retriever to Al. Sam tells Al that the dog is three years old and that he will point, back, and retrieve. Al relies on these statements and purchases the bird dog. Although the dog is three years old and will point at birds, he will not back (honor another dog's point). The buyer has most probably been a victim of

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Fraud in the inducement

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Fraud in the inducement happens when a party goes into an agreement knowing that the agreement is a contract as well as understanding its purpose but makes the agreement based on false information received. Fraud in the inducement is not legal. Any fraud in the inducement Contract is voided, and this causes dismissal of contractual duties.

In this case Al relied on the information he got from Sam to sign the contract. The bird dog that was bought has not being able to perform the duties for which the buyer got it.

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