RUBIN SANTANA, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

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• Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. v. Coleman (Parent) Holdings Inc., 955 So. 2d 1124 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007)
  …r, 411 So. 2d 1347, 1349 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). It is fundamental that “[ajctual damages and the measure thereof are essential as a matter of law in establishing a claim of fraud.” Nat’l Equip. Rental, Ltd. v. Little Italy Rest. & Delicatessen, Inc., 362 So. 2d 338, 339 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978). “Damage is of the very essence of an action for fraud or deceit.” Casey v. Welch, 50 So. 2d 124, 125 (Fla.1951). Without proof of actual damage the fraud is not actionable. Id.; Stokes v. Victory Land Co., 99 Fla. 795, 128…
• Anton Nicolai Simon v. The Celebration Co., 883 So. 2d 826 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004)
  …in a complaint that often fails to particularize which of the nine defendants made which statements. Furthermore, actual damages is an element of an action for fraud. National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Little Italy Restaurant & Delicatessen, Inc., 362 So. 2d 338, 339 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978). As such, this element must be pled using specific, ultimate facts. Held, 414 So. 2d at 632. Moreover, fraud cannot form the basis for recovery of damages unless the damages directly arise from the fraud and are causally con…
• In re Standard Jury Instructions IN Civil Cases-Report NO. 09-01 (Reorganization of the Civil Jury Instructions). In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases-Report No. 09-02 (Greater Weight of the Evidence, 35 So. 3d 666 (Fla. 2010)
  …326 (1928); Wheeler v. Baars, 33 Fla. 696, 15 So. 584 (Fla.1894); National Aircraft Services, Inc. v. Aeroserv International, Inc., 544 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989); National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. Little Italy Restaurant & Delicatessen, Inc., 362 So. 2d 338 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978). The damage attributable to the fraud must be separate from the damages flowing from a breach of contract. AFM Corp. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co., 515 So. 2d 180 (Fla.1987); National Aircraft Services, Inc. v. Aeros…