Legal Opinion
Brenneman v. Kurtz
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 1990No. Case No. CA-7911Published
1Opinion of the CourtSmart, J.
EASEMENT FOR DRIVEWAY-REFORMATION
The Stark County Common Pleas Court, sitting without a jury in 1989, ordered reformation of a 1973 driveway agreement in common, Volume 3678, p. 762, Stark County Deed Records.
An affected landowner appeals, assigning a single error:
THE COURT IS WITHOUT AUTHORITY TO REFORM A CONTRACT WHEN THE PARTY SEEKING REFORMATION 1) FAILS TO PROVE MUTUALITY OF MISTAKE 2) THE AGREEMENT SPECIFICALLY SETS THE TERMS SOUGHT REFORMED AND 3) THE REFORMATION WOULD DAMAGE A BONA FIDE PURCHASER FOR VALUE.
On April 4, 1973, Clair D. Besse and Karen S. Besse executed a common driveway…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- C. E. Morris Co. v. Foley Construction Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1978
- Tiller v. HintonOhio Supreme Court · 1985
- Ciski v. WentworthOhio Supreme Court · 1930
- Castle v. DanielsOhio Court of Appeals · 1984
- N. Y., C. & St. L. Ry. Co. v. AiglerOhio Court of Appeals · 1917
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