Willis v. Willis

HUDSON, Justice.

Plaintiff Anthony Willis, on behalf of the estate of Janice Willis, seeks reformation of a deed based on unilateral mistake of the grantor in the absence of fraud. Because this remedy is unavailable as a matter of law, we modify and affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

Janice Willis had two sons, Eddie and Anthony. In December 2004 she drafted a will bequeathing “any interest that I may own in my home place” to Eddie. The will also expressed Mrs. Willis’s “wish” that, if she conveyed the property to Eddie before her death and he decided to sell it, Eddie would divide…