Federal Land Bank v. Summer

Counsel

Messrs. Mays Featherstone and Grier, Park, McDonald Todd , for appellant, cite: Mistake of scrivener in drawing up instrument failing to carry out previous agreement may be corrected: 34 Cyc., 915; 101 U.S. 577 ; 25 L.Ed., 965 ; 67 S.C. 285 ; 35 S.C. 243 ; 14 S.E., 496 ;. Messrs. Thurmond Daniel, Harry D. Reed and Frank P. McGowan , for respondent, cite: Mistake must be mutual before instrument can be reformed: 21 S.C. 226 ; 100 S.C. 157 ; 115 S.C. 67 ; 115 S.C. 452 ; 134 S.C. 324 ; 132 S.C. 295 ; 23 R.C.L., 327; 53 C.J., 945, 947, 948; 2 Strob. Eq., 148; 2 S.C. 108 . Estoppel and laches closely related: 21 C.J., 1059; 79 S.C. 478 ; 61 S.E., 99 ; 72 S.C. 47 ; 51 S.E., 514 ; 16 Cyc., 679, 680; 27 S.C. 226 ; 3 S.E., 214 ; 106 S.C. 310 ; 91 S.E., 312 ; 43 S.E., 436. Duty of party to read contract and receipt before signing: 108 S.C. 411 ; 76 S.C. 561 ; 42 S.C. 351 ; 20 S.E., 157 ; 57 S.C. 507 ; 115 S.E., 178 ; 107 S.E., 154; 125 S.C. 91 ; 118 S.E., 178 . Party cannot claim benefits of deed and refuse its burdens: 46 S.C. 15 ; 93 S.E., 450 ; 77 S.E., 129 ; 113 S.C. 282 ; 102 S.E., 328 ; 67 S.C. 432 ; 53 C.J., 100; 23 R.C.L., 347, 349, 350. After mortgagee has acted on contract, mortgagor and mortgagee may not change or annul in absence of mortgagee's consent: 196 S.C. 732 ; 147 S.C. 9 ; 33 S.C. 338 ; 125 S.C. 131 ; 118 S.C. 189 ; 108 S.C. 475 ; 95 S.C. 65 ; 41 C.J., 815; 125 N.Y., 660 ; 26 N.E., 732 ; 48 P., 652; 128 S.W. 642 ; 142 S.W., 871 ; 40 L.R.A. (N.S.), 672; 43 A., 1072; 46 A., 1099; 171 Ark. 260 ; 284 S.W. 739 ; 47 A.L.R., 332; 179 P., 261; 21 A.L.R., 403; 33 S.W.2d 388 ; 21 A.L.R., 439; 136 S.C. 144 ; 134 S.E., 263 ; 149 S.C. 163 ; 146 S.E., 818 ; 108 S.C. 475 ; 124 S.C. 68 ; 117 S.E., 356 ; 6 S.C. 485 ; 13 C.J., 344; 226 Pac., 344 ; 91 U.S. 72 ; 23 L.Ed., 224 ; 192 U.S. 470 ; 40 L.Ed., 525 ; 278 U.S. 269 ; 73 L.Ed., 322 .