Blackburn v. Vander Aarde

Citations

• 104 Wash. 676
• 177 P. 658

Syllabus

<p>Reformation of Instruments (15) —Equity (41) —Laches. Where, by mistake, a deed omitted a clause requiring the grantees to assume a mortgage, and the mistake was not discovered until foreclosure of the mortgage, a cause of action for reformation of the deed did not accrue until entry of judgment of deficiency and notice thereof; hence the judgment debtors were not guilty of laches preventing suit for reformation of the deed, where the delay caused no loss to the grantees.</p>