Nevada Jury Instructions: Fraudulent Concealment; Elements

CONCEALMENT; ELEMENTS

  • The defendant must have concealed or suppressed a material fact;
  • The defendant must have been under a duty to disclose the fact to the plaintiff;
  • The defendant must have intentionally concealed or suppressed the fact with the intent to defraud the plaintiff, that is, he must have concealed or suppressed the fact for the purpose of inducing the plaintiff to act differently than he would if he knew the fact;
  • The plaintiff must have been unaware of the fact and would not have acted as he did if he had known of the concealed or suppressed fact;
  • And, finally, as a result of the concealment or suppression of the fact, the plaintiff must have sustained damage.

NEV. J.I. 9.03

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