Robinson Point Lumber Co. v. Johnson

Citations

• 63 Fla. 562

Syllabus

<p>1. A court of equity will reform a written instrument when’by mistake it does not contain tbe true agreement of tbe parties, only when tbe evidence of tbe mistake is full and satisfactory.</p> <p>2. An agreement in writing should be regarded as the sole expositor of the intent of the parties until the contrary is established beyond reasonable controversy; and reformation will not be decreed when'the evidence is loose, contradictory or equivocal, there being no fiduciary relation or overreaching between the parties dealing with each other upon a substantially equal footing.</p> <p>3. Wherever the evidence is conflicting and the finding of a chancellor does not clearly appear to be erroneous, it will not be disturbed.</p>