Larson entered Forrester's Auto Mart to purchase a used car.Larson found a vehicle with a sales price of $11,000.After Forrester answered all of Larson's questions,Forrester and Larson agreed to a sale.As Larson was leaving to get the money to pay for the car,Forrester told Larson that he thinks Robert Redford formerly owned the car.Larson later learned that Robert Redford had never owned the car.If Larson seeks to rescind the deal based on Forrester's statement,Larson will
A)win because he relied on the misrepresentation.
B)win because there was a misrepresentation of a material fact.
C)lose because he will not be able to prove reliance on the misrepresentation.
D)lose because Forrester made a unilateral mistake.

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Larson will lose because he cannot prove that he relied on the misrepresentation when agreeing to the sale, as the statement about Robert Redford owning the car was made after the agreement was reached.

Larson Entered Forrester's Auto Mart to Purchase a Used Car