Breeden v. Breeden

The issue is whether there existed a mutual mistake which would entitle the plaintiff to have the deed reformed. The trial court did not find any mistake in fact but concluded the parties had some erroneous belief concerning the law of joint tenancies. While the trial court’s findings are somewhat incomplete on the reasons for the plaintiff taking title to the land in joint tenancy with his mother, such finding may be supplemented by the written decision of the trial court. Estate of Wallace (1955), 270 Wis. 636, 72 N. W. (2d) 383; Estate of Olson (1955), 271 Wis. 199, 72 N. W. (2d) 717;…