Fresno-Madera Fed'l Land Bank v. Aron Margosian

I respectfully dissent from that portion of the disposition concluding that a material issue of fact exists regarding the Plaintiffs’ fraudulent misrepresentation claim.

In determining whether an adequate showing of justifiable reliance has been made, California courts distinguish between fraud in the inducement of a contract and fraud in the execution of a contract. See Riverisland Cold Storage, Inc. v. Fresno-Madera Prod. Credit Ass’n, 55 Cal.4th 1169, 151 Cal.Rptr.3d 93, 291 P.3d 316, 325 n. 11 (2013); see also Duick v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., 198 Cal.App.4th 1316, 1320-21, 131…