Laundreville v. Mero

This action was brought by plaintiff to reform a deed executed by John Quinlan conveying certain property to her. The complaint predicates the right to relief upon the ground of mistake, in that the deed conveyed only 200 acres of land,! whereas the grantor intended to convey 240 acres. The answer of defendants is a general denial of the material allegations of the complaint and an affirmative defense in which it is alleged that John Quinlan was the owner of the forty-acre tract in controversy, and that the defendants, as his heirs, are each entitled to a one-third interest therein. Issue was…