Fraud consists of some deceit-ful practice or willful device, resorted to with inteut to deprive auother of hls right, or in some manner to do him an injury. As dis-tinguisbed from negligence, it is always posi-tive, intentional. Maher v. Hibernia Ins. Co., 67 N. Y. 292; Alexander v. Church, 53 Conn. 561, 4 Atl. 103; Studer v. Bleisteln. 115 N. Y. 316, 22 N. E. 243, 7 L. R. A. 702; Moore v. Crawford, 130 U. S. 122, 9 Sup. Ct. 447, 32 L. Ed. 878; Fechbeiiner v. Baum (C. C.) 37 Fed. 167; TJ. S. v. Beach (D. C.) 71 Fed. 160; Gardner v. Heartt, 3 Denio (N. Y.) 232; Mon
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
