negligent misrepresentation | Real Estate Dictionary

A legal principle which provides that if, in the ordinary course of business, a person seeks information or advice from another who possesses special skills in circumstances in which a reasonable man would know that his special skills were being relied upon, and the person asked chooses to give the advice without clearly qualifying his answer so as to show that he does not accept responsibility if it is incorrect then he accepts a legal duty to exercise such care as the circumstances require. If he is incorrect he may be liable for his negligent misrepresentation.