Belk v. Martin

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• holding that, where the respondents had made a typographical error in the lease and the ap pellant had known about the error but failed to alert the respondents to it, reformation of the lease was appropriate
• affirming reformation of lease based upon the lessor’s unilateral mistake known by the lessee, even though the mistake was the product of the lessor’s negligence in failing to read the lease
• “A contract containing a unilateral mistake may be rescinded or modified if there has been a misrepresentation or knowledge of the mistake by the other party.”
• absent adequate record on appeal to support appellant's claims, court will not presume error

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