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Allegation Release Procured by Fraud Precluded Dismissal of Complaint

In reversing Supreme Court’s dismissal of a slip and fall complaint which was founded on plaintiff’s signing a release, the First Department determined plaintiff had sufficiently alleged the release was procured by fraud:

Under the particular facts of this case, dismissal of the causes of action against the owners at the pleading stage was premature because plaintiff has alleged facts showing that her release may have been fraudulently obtained. To make out the basic elements of a fraudulent inducement claim, a plaintiff must establish that the reliance on the false representation was justified…. Whether the plaintiff could justifiably rely on the false representation is an issue of fact…. “The question of what constitutes reasonable reliance is always nettlesome because it is so fact-intensive”…. Moreover, “[w]here fraud . . . in the procurement of a release is alleged, a motion to dismiss should be denied”….  A plaintiff’s reliance on a misrepresentation may be justified even if the plaintiff is represented by counsel … .  Gonzalez v 40 W Burnside Ave, LLC, 2013 NY Slip Op 04685, 1st Dept, 6-20-13

 

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