An honest mistake of the law as to the effect of an instrument on the part of both contracting parties, when the mistake operates as a gross injustice to one and gives an unconscionable advantage to the other,
may be relieved in equity.
O.C.G.A. § 23-2-22
Mistake of law in instrument by contracting parties
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Florida International Indemnity Co. v. City of Metter (1992)
Most recently applied in Florida International Indemnity Co. v. City of Metter (February 1992)
— Orig
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