{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-6-5-103","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 6-5-103","heading":"Deceit - Right of Action Generally.","body":"Willful misrepresentation of a material fact made to induce another to act, and upon which he does act to his injury, will give a right of action. Mere concealment of such a fact, unless done in such a manner as to deceive and mislead, will not support an action. In all cases of deceit, knowledge of a falsehood constitutes an essential element. A fraudulent or reckless representation of facts as true, which the party may not know to be false, if intended to deceive, is equivalent to a knowledge of the falsehood.","path":["Title 6 Civil Practice.","Chapter 5 Actions.","Article 8 Fraud, Misrepresentation, and Deceit."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=6-5-103","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"11bcf39fb59e99d6bcfc24a6a344dd4ed686d9f2c38d4f236ff9f95ed8225761","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-6-5-102","next":"us-al/ala.-code-6-5-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}