Oswald v. Sproehnle
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. George Gardner, Judge, presiding. May 10, 1873, appellee sold and conveyed to appellant, by warranty deed, a piece of land described therein, situate in Cook county and within the assessment district for the South Park.
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Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. George Gardner, Judge, presiding. May 10, 1873, appellee sold and conveyed to appellant, by warranty deed, a piece of land described therein, situate in Cook county and within the assessment district for the South Park. The deed contained a covenant on the part of appellant, the grantee, that he would pay all taxes and assessments for the year 1873; also a covenant on the part of appellee, the grantor, that at the time of its execution, the premises conveyed were “ free and clear from all liens, taxes, assessments and incumbrances of any…
1Opinion of the CourtMcAllister, J.
This was an application to a court of equity to reform a deed, upon the ground of mere mistake. The law is well settled, that to justify the reformation of a written instrument upon that ground, the alleged mistake must be one of fact and not of law; secondly, such mistake must be proved by clear and entirely satisfactory evidence; a mere preponderance of evidence is not sufficient; thirdly, the mistake must be mutual and common to both parties to the instrument. Broadwell v. Broadwell, 1 Gilm. 599; Beebe v. Swartwout, 3 Gilm. 178; Shafer v. Davis, 13 Ill. 395; Sibert v. McAvoy, 15 Ill. 106;…
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