Supreme Court of Georgia, 1934

Cheatham v. Palmer

Cheatham v. Palmer
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided January 16, 1934 · Gilbert
178 Ga. 223; 172 S.E. 462; 1934 Ga. LEXIS 19

Cheatham v. Palmer

Opinion of the Court

Gilbert, J.

The petition alleges that by mutual mistake of the parties a deed executed by petitioners to the defendant does not express the intention of the parties to the contract, and prays for reformation of the instrument. Such petition was not subject to a general demurrer. Civil Code (1910), § 4567, § 4578; Green v. Johnson, 153 Ga. 738 (4) (113 S. E. 402.)

Judgment affirmed.

Russell, G. J., Beeh, P. J., and Atlcinson and Bell, JJ., concur. Delete & Delete and Philip Weliner, for plaintiff in error. II. A. BoyTein, contra.

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