Campbellsville Lumber Co. v. Winfrey

CLAY, Commissioner.

The appellant plaintiff brought this suit to recover $7,000 from appellee defendants, representing the value of timber land sold to plaintiff which defendants did not own. The jury rendered a verdict for defendants, and on this appeal plaintiff’s principal contention is that it was entitled to a directed verdict.

From the pleadings and the proof it appears the single and controlling issue in this controversy was rather haphazardly developed. That issue is whether or not the contract between the parties should be reformed on the ground of mutual mistake. This, of course, is a…