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Mason v. CobbMason v. Cobb

Supreme Court of Georgia
Oct 15, 1918
No. 986
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Atkinson
Atkinson, J.

The allegations of the petition as amended, as ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍against a general demurrer, presented such a case of mutual mistake in. expressing certain matters, and in ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍omitting other matters, from a written contract that were intended to be expressed therein, as would authorize ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍a decree of reformation in a court of equity. Civil Code, §§ 4570, 4576, 4579; Wyche v. Greene, 16 Ga. 49; Lucas v. Lucas, 30 Ga. 191 (76 Am. ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍D. 642); Kelly v. Hamilton, 135 Ga. 505 (69 S. E. 724). The court erred in dismissing the petition.

Judgment reversed.

All the Justices concur. A. ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‍W. Jordan, M. P. Eea, and Williams & Bradley, for plaintiff. T. P. Stephens, for defendant.

Case Details

Case Name: Mason v. Cobb
Court Name: Supreme Court of Georgia
Date Published: Oct 15, 1918
Citations: 148 Ga. 469; 96 S.E. 1042; 1918 Ga. LEXIS 377; No. 986
Docket Number: No. 986
Court Abbreviation: Ga.
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