Question

Sophie buys a tropical bird from henry's bird store. henry says, "it is extremely rare." sophie asks if the bird is on the endangered species list. henry knows it is on the list, but he tells her it is not. government officials later tell sophie that she purchased a bird that individuals may not own, the bird is confiscated, and she is fined for possessing it. to recover the price of the bird and the cost of fines, sophie can sue henry for:

Answer 1

Sophie can sue Henry for fraudulent misinterpretation. It is an instance of false statement where: the party creating the statement is aware that it is untrue. In the case of Sophie, when Henry told Sophie it isn’t in the endangered species even though he knows it.