Multiple choice

Misrepresentation means and includes

  1. the positive assertion, in a manner not warranted by the information of the person making it, of that which is not true, though he believes it to be true

  2. any breach of duty, which, without an intention to deceive, gains an advantage to the person committing it, or any one claiming under him, by misleading another to his prejudice or to the prejudice of any one claiming under him

  3. causing, however innocently, a party to an agreement to make a mistake as to the substance of the thing which is the subject of the agreement

  4. all of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Misrepresentation under Section 18 includes three types: (1) unwarranted positive assertions of untruths believed true, (2) innocent breach of duty that misleads and advantages the representor, and (3) innocent acts causing mistakes about the subject matter. All three constitute misrepresentation, making 'all of these' correct.

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