Janke v. Beckstead

WADE, Justice.

Alma J. Janke and his wife brought this action to reform a deed to real property which they had purchased from Fay Beck-stead and her husband, George L. Beck-stead, to conform to what they alleged were the intentions of the parties. This appeal is from a judgment granting the reformation.

Appellants contend that the court erred in admitting parol evidence to vary the description in the deed because it contained no latent ambiguities and sufficiently identified the land conveyed. This is not the rule where reform of an instrument is sought on the ground of mutual mistake or fraud.…