Luc, a vehicle dealer, offers to sell May a truck and trailer, which Luc claims can haul a certain weight. He knows nothing about the capability of the truck, but it is not as he asserts. May buys the truck. On learning the truth, she confronts Luc, who says he was not trying to fool her-he was only trying to make a sale. This is

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Luc's claim about the truck's capability was a false representation made to induce May to buy the truck, which amounts to fraudulent misrepresentation. Luc's defense that he was only trying to make a sale does not negate the fact that he knowingly made a false statement to May.

Luc, a Vehicle Dealer, Offers to Sell May a Truck