Durkee v. Busk

DIMOND, Associate Justice.

The question presented is whether the trial court was justified in reforming a written agreement for the sale of an interest in a partnership.

In May 1947, A. J. Stockman, S. A. Busk, and Lauretta Busk [now Lauretta Durkee] executed certain “Articles of Co-Partnership” for the purpose of operating a general mercantile business and trading post at Ruby, Alaska, known as the A. J. Stock-man Store. At this time Stockman was purchasing this, business from Carl Bohn under a sales contract upon which there was remaining unpaid in excess of $32,000.

The partnership agreement…