Waller v. Mastin

The suit is for the reformation of a conveyance because of mistake of fact by the parties thereto, and resulted in a judgment for the complainants.

The rules obtaining in such matters are well understood; and the authorities are collected in Parra v. Cooper, 213 Ala. 340, 104 So. 827; Burch v. Driver, 205 Ala. 659, 88 So. 902; Orr, Scroggins & Hume v. Echols, 119 Ala. 340, 24 So. 357; Moore et al. v. Tate, 114 Ala. 582, 21 So. 820; Kelly v. Turner, 74 Ala. 513. The mistake was by reason of ignorance of legal effect. Skidmore v. Stewart, 109 Ala. 566, 75 So. 1; Hemphill v. Moody, 64 Ala. 468;…