Starns v. Ducote

FRUGÉ, Judge.

Plaintiff, Raymond Starns, instituted this suit to reform or correct the description of property contained in a contract of sale by increasing the portion from one lot with improvements (about two acres) to 20.43 acres. Mr. Starns claims that the defect in the description occurred through the parties’ mutual error. Defendants *302deny that there was any error on their part. The trial judge found for the plaintiff, and thus amended the deed dated January 10, 1969, recorded in Conveyance Book A-232, page 537, to include the additional acreage. Defendant appealed.

Due to the conflict in…