Material fact

A fact, the suppression of which would reasonably result in a different decision

A material fact is a fact that a reasonable person would recognize as relevant to a decision to be made, as distinguished from an insignificant, trivial, or unimportant detail. In other words, it is a fact, the suppression of which would reasonably result in a different decision.^[1]^[2]

Falsification of a material fact that would cause a party to a contract to refrain from entering into the contract may be grounds for rescission. For example, misrepresentation of a material fact on an application for insurance may give an insurance company grounds to rescind an insurance policy.^[3]

References

^ "Material". Wex. Cornell Law School. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ "Materiality". Wex. Cornell Law School. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ "The Equitable Remedy of Rescission: A Tool to Defeat Fraud". 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2017-05-23.