Legal Opinion
Beasley v. Mellon Financial Services Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 28, 1990No. 89-743PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Mellon Financial Services Corporation ("Mellon") filed suit against Jayne Y. Beasley, Richard Yarbrough, James J. Powell,1 and W.B. Scott,2 alleging that through a mutual mistake of all parties, there was an error in the description of a certain two-acre tract of land that resulted in a house being built on the wrong property. Mellon sought relief under the theory of reformation and the theory of constructive trust. The trial court granted Mellon the relief it…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Clemons v. MallettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Touchstone v. PetersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
- BBC Investment Company v. GinsbergSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
- City of Oneonta v. SawyerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
3Cited by35 opinions
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- Espinoza v. RudolphSupreme Court of Alabama · 2010
- Allsopp v. Bolding, 1100432 (Ala. 9-30-2011)Supreme Court of Alabama · 2011
- U.S. Bank National Ass'n v. ShepherdSupreme Court of Alabama · 2015
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