International Photo Recording Machines, Inc. v. Microstat Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
Plaintiff by this action in equity sought to reform a written agreement between the parties, alleging mutual mistake. After hearing the evidence the trial court decided that there had been no mistake and denied reformation. However, it construed the contract as written and held that under its terms plaintiff was entitled to a money judgment without the necessity of any reformation. From the judgment entered upon that decision defendant appeals.
The position taken by defendant is that though the court properly found no mutual mistake in the execution of the contract, it should not have decided…
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