Alejandro and Chloe Were Involved in Negotiations for the Purchase

Multiple Choice

Alejandro and Chloe were involved in negotiations for the purchase and sale of her business.She may be held liable for the tort of deceit if

A) Alejandro decided to create the contract after Chloe had told him that income tax returns proved that the business would be profitable in the future, even though she knew that those records contained false information that concealed the fact that the business was destined to lose money.
B) she offered an opinion about the profitability of the business that was based on information that he provided to her.
C) she refused to make a prediction about the profitability of the business even though she had sufficient information with which to do so.
D) she provided accurate information to his lawyer, which the lawyer misinterpreted before advising Alejandro on the sale.
E) she misled Alejandro, even if she did not intend to do so, by making an innocent mistake about some of the information concerning the business.