De Monet v. Pera

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “When mutual mistake is alleged, the task of the court is not to interpret the language contained in the contract, but to determine whether the contract itself is valid.”
• “Where a mutual mistake exists, the parties are entitled to rescind their contract and be restored to positions held before entering the contract.”
• relief only appropriate where mistake upsets basis of contract
• relief only appropriate where mistake upsets basis of contract
• relief only appropriate where mistake upsets basis of contract
• relief only appropriate where mistake upsets basis of contract

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).