Equity will not reform a written contract unless the mistake is shown to be the mistake of both parties; but it may rescind and cancel upon the ground of mistake of fact material to the contract of one party only.
O.C.G.A. § 23-2-31
Rescission for unilateral mistake of fact
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Patterson v. CitiMortgage, Inc. (2016)
Most recently applied in Patterson v. CitiMortgage, Inc. (April 2016)
— Civil Code 1895, § 3982; Civil Code 1910, § 4579; Code 1933, § 37-207.
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