Fraud may be consummated by signs or tricks, or through agents employed to deceive, or by any other unfair way used to cheat another.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 3107; Code 1868, § 3119; Code 1873, § 3176; Code 1882, § 3176; Civil Code 1895, § 4028; Civil Code 1910, § 4625; Code 1933, § 37-705.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 27 Am. Jur. 2d, Equity, § 20. 37 Am. Jur. 2d, Fraud and Deceit, § 12 et seq.
C.J.S.- 30 C.J.S., Equity, § 48. 37 C.J.S., Fraud, § 1 et seq.
ALR.
- False representations in business transaction as within statute relating to "confidence game", 9 A.L.R. 1527; 56 A.L.R. 727.
Use of mails for sale of articles having superstitious associations, 34 A.L.R. 1292.
Genuine making of instrument for purpose of defrauding as constituting forgery, 41 A.L.R. 229; 46 A.L.R. 1529; 51 A.L.R. 568.