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A knows that his horse had a damaged hoof which he filled up in such a way as to defy defect and sold…

Filling up a damaged hoof so as to hide the defect is the active concealment of a fact by one having knowledge of it, which is fraud under s.17(2), so A's act amounts to…

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A knows that his horse had a damaged hoof which he filled up in such a way as to defy defect and sold it to B. This defect was subsequently discovered by B. The act of A will amount to—

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Filling up a damaged hoof so as to hide the defect is the active concealment of a fact by one having knowledge of it, which is fraud under s.17(2), so A's act amounts to "Active concealment of fact".

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