Davis v. Davis

It is tbe general rule that an unfulfilled promise cannot be made tbe basis for an action for fraud. Williams v. Williams, 220 N.C. 806, 18 S.E. 2d 364; Shoffner v. Thompson, 191 N.C. 664, 150 S.E. 195; Trust Co. v. Yelverton, 185 N.C. 314, 111 S.E. 299; Pritchard v. Dailey, 168 N.C. 330, 84 S.E. 392; 23 Am. Jur., Fraud and Deceit, section 38, page 799, et seq. Tbe rule, of course, is otherwise, where tbe promise is made fraudulently with no intention to carry it out, and such promise constitutes a misrepresentation of a material fact which induces tbe promisee to act upon it to bis injury.…