Whisenhunt v. First State Bank of Conway

Terry Crabtree, Judge.

Appellants Joe and Margaret Whisenhunt appeal from the trial court’s reformation of a deed. The deed reflected a 1999 transaction in which appellants sold a commercial lot in Conway to John Allison and Robert Adcock. Allison and Adcock in turn sold the lot to appellee First State Bank. In 2001, the Bank asked the trial court to reform the deed to extend the lot’s border a few feet westward. That relief was granted by the trial court. We reverse and remand for the reasons explained hereafter.

In 1995, appellants purchased 13.5 acres of commercial property in Conway for use…