Elements of Fraud by Misrepresentation Claim

ELEMENTS OF A FRAUD CLAIM BASED ON MISREPRESENTATION IN TEXAS A plaintiff must allege the following to state a cause of action for fraud based on misrepresentation: (1) a material representation was made; (2) it was false; (3) when the representation was made, the speaker knew it was false or the statement was made recklessly without any knowledge of its truth and as a positive assertion; (4) the speaker made the representation with the intent that it should be acted upon by the other party; (5) the other party acted in reliance on the representation; and (6) the party thereby suffered injury. DeSantis v. Wackenhut Corp., 793 S.W.2d 670, 688 (Tex. 1990). SOURCE: 03-07-00149-CV (10/7/09) (Third Court of Appeals in Austin, TX)