Mignot v. Parkhill

This case now turns upon defendant’s prayer for reformation of a written contract between defendant’s decedent Parkhill and plaintiff. This is the second appeal of the case. Mignot v. Parkhill, 1964, 237 Or 450, 391 P2d 755.

The genesis of the case was a written contract between Parkhill and Bate Lumber Company whereby Parkhill agreed to perform a substantial logging operation for Bate, including the building of an access road. Parkhill subcontracted the building of the road to plaintiff. The agreement between them was in writing. When the road work was completed, Parkhill refused to pay the…