Lathem v. Richey

BISSETT, Justice (Retired).

J.B. Lathem, plaintiff, appeals from a summary judgment rendered against him in favor of H.L. Richey, defendant. We affirm.

Lathem filed suit against Richey on May 7, 1976, for reformation of a general warranty deed which was executed by Lathem and his wife on February 1, 1972, whereby they conveyed five tracts of land, comprising about 503 acres, to Richey. Lathem alleged in his original petition that: (1) on December 28, 1971, he and Richey entered into a contract of sale for the 503 acres, which contract contained a 100-acre mineral reservation to him for life;…