Massachusetts Appeals Court· 10/3/2007
Ward v. Ward
Citations
- 70 Mass. App. Ct. 366
- 874 N.E.2d 433
- 2007 Mass. App. LEXIS 1048
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- discussing mistake of law in contract cases and why trust law does not apply
- discussing mistake of law in contract cases and why trust law does not apply
- “contracts . . . may only be rescinded or reformed because of mistake if the mistake is mutual to the parties”
- reformation of a contract based solely on proof of one party’s mistake as to its legal effect would impose a contract on the other party for which they had not bargained
- reformation of a contract based solely on proof of one party’s mistake as to its legal effect would impose a contract on the other party for which they had not bargained
- recorded deed that reserved a life estate for the father and transferred remainder in fee to the son was not rescinded or voided merely because the son was not aware of the transfer
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Judges: Trainor
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- Matthew Larson Trust AgreementNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 2013-05-28· cited 10×
- DeMarco v. DeMarcoMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2016-06-24· cited 9×
- McCullough v. Chase Great Marsh LLCMassachusetts Land Court· 2021-05-07
- Apfel v. MillerMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2014-06-13
- Hultberg v. CareyMassachusetts Superior Court· 2009-12-01
- Financial Freedom Acquisition, LLC v. LarocheMassachusetts Superior Court· 2015-01-05
Cites
22 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Bongaards v. MillenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-08-12· cited 69×
- Harrison v. Trustees of Phillips AcademyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1815-10-15· cited 67×
- Tupper v. HancockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1946-01-29· cited 49×
- Lamson & Co. v. AbramsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1940-02-16· cited 45×
- Berman v. SandlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-01-10· cited 42×
- Sullivan v. SullivanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1929-02-14· cited 39×
- Mickelson v. BarnetMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-01-19· cited 37×
- Taylor v. ButtrickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1896-04-02· cited 34×
- Phelps v. State Street Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1953-11-05· cited 23×
- Lyon v. ParkinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1953-07-03· cited 23×
- Mates v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1944-06-01· cited 23×
- Torrao v. CoxMassachusetts Appeals Court· 1988-07-28· cited 22×
- Simches v. SimchesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-11-06· cited 18×
- Morad v. SilvaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1954-01-29· cited 16×
- Lang v. GiraudoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1942-02-26· cited 16×
- Enterprises, Inc. v. CardinaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1954-03-30· cited 15×
- Crowley v. HoldsworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1928-06-29· cited 15×
- Wareham Savings Bank v. PartridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1944-09-14· cited 10×
- Comstock v. SonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1891-09-15· cited 6×
- Cummings's CaseMassachusetts Appeals Court· 2001-08-31· cited 6×
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