Legal Opinion
Ward v. Ward
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 3, 2007No. 06-P-1254PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTrainor, J.
In this appeal we are asked to determine whether a conveyance of property by quitclaim deed, duly recorded, with the reservation of a life estate, can be rescinded based solely on a unilateral mistake by the grantor.
The plaintiff, Arthur Leonard Ward (Arthur, Sr.), commenced an action in the Superior Court against his son, the defendant, Arthur Leonard Ward, Jr. (Arthur, Jr.), seeking rescission (count I) and reformation (count II) of the deed to 24-26 Cross Street, Belmont (property),1 due to mistake; a declaratory judgment regarding ownership of the property (count IV); damages for breach…
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