‘It is not necessary to shew that the misstatement was the sole cause of his acting as he did. If he acted on that misstatement, though he was also influenced by an erroneous supposition, the Defendants will be still liable.’
Edgington v Fitzmaurice (1885) 29 Ch D 459, 481 (Cotton LJ).
‘if the false statement of fact actually influenced the Plaintiff, the Defendants are liable, even though the Plaintiff may have been also influenced by other motives’.
Edgington v Fitzmaurice (1885) 29 Ch D 459, 485 (Fry LJ).
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