Hatch v. Williams

OPINION

REX D. DAVIS, Chief Justice.

Edward Williams filed a reformation suit on the ground of mutual mistake regarding a conveyance of real property. Thomas Hatch filed an answer and asserted what he characterizes to this Court as a “counterclaim in trespass to try title.” Following a bench trial, the trial court ordered the deed reformed in favor of Williams and denied Hatch’s counterclaim. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

I. Background

Williams orally agreed to sell Hatch 87.2 feet of a 120-foot tract (and the house located thereon) on July 28, 1997. Williams sought to keep the remaining…