Does a person who makes a false statement have to make good the damage caused by the false statement?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Beaulne v. Ricketts, 1979 CanLII 1159 (AB QB):
In Wilkinson v. Downton, [1897] 2 Q.B. 57, it was held that a person who makes a false statement intended to be acted on must make good the damage naturally resulting from its being acted upon.
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