What is the test for a claim for negligent misrepresentation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bourke v. Taho Venture Inc. (Incorporation Number BC0712178), 2018 BCCRT 424 (CanLII):
56. In order to succeed on a claim for negligent misrepresentation, the applicant has to establish that: (a) Taho owed the applicant a duty of care to provide accurate information; (b) Taho made a representation to her; (c) the representation was untrue or misleading; (d) the applicant reasonably relied on the misrepresentation; and (e) the reliance caused the applicant loss. See: Queen v. Cognos Inc., 1993 CanLII 146 (SCC), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 87 at 110.
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