Beckler v. Hoffman

1 Citing case

  1. Hillcrest Pacific Corp. v. Yamamura

    727 So. 2d 1053 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)   Cited 87 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Affirming dismissal of the plaintiffs' case because although the plaintiffs claimed that the defendant misrepresented the sale price of the property, the price was clearly stated in the sale agreement

    To make a prima facie showing of fraud, "[t]hese matters must be alleged with sufficient particularity so that the trial judge in reviewing the ultimate facts alleged may rule as a matter of law whether or not the facts alleged are sufficient as the factual basis for the inferences the pleader seeks to draw and are sufficient to state a cause of action." Beckler v. Hoffman, 550 So.2d 68, 71 (Fla. 5th DCA 1989). Pacific, a sophisticated developer in the business of investing millions of dollars in commercial property, was engaged in an arm's length transaction.