3471 REVIEW GRANTED Unless fraud induced plaintiff to enter into a contract or additional undertakings, a fraud committed with respect to the performance of a contract does not give rise to an independent action in tort or justify an award of punitive damages.CitationROBINSON HELICOPTER v DANA CORP (Fraudulent Breach) 105 CA4 749 [See: CivC 3294; North American Chem v Superior Court 59 CA4 764, T/AT 1/98; Seely v White 63 C2 9; Aas v Superior Court 24 C4 627, T/AT 1/01; Cates v Talbot 21 C4 28, T/AT 9/99; Jimenez v Superior Court 29 C4 473 T/AT 1/03]
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