When, through fraud, a mutual mistake of the parties or a mistake of one party which the other at the time knew or suspected, a written contract does not truly express the intention of the parties, it may be revised by a court on the application of the party aggrieved so as to express that intention, so far as it can be done without prejudice to the rights acquired by third persons in good faith and for value.
Ala. Code § 8-1-2
Written Contract Not Expressing Parties’ Intent May Be Revised.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 519 So. 2d 480 - Alabama Farm Bureau Ins. Co. v. Hunt (1987)
Most recently applied in Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company v. Guster Law Firm, LLC (June 2014)
(Code 1923, §6825; Code 1940, T. 9, §59.)
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Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.