Kratz v. Padfield

*397The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one to recover money according to the provisions of a written contract. The defendant prayed for reformation of the instrument on the ground it did not express the agreement of the parties. The court denied reformation, and rendered judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.

In deciding the matter of reformation, the court said:.

“Contracts are reduced to writing to avoid just such a muddle as we have gotten into. Mr. Padfield signed this contract after reading it, and he is held to have understood it and known all that…