Lillian Singleton v. Sheila Singleton

Summary

The Court reversed the judgment reforming the deed because the deed was unambiguous and the evidence established, at most, a unilateral mistake by the grantors. Reformation was unavailable absent clear, cogent, and convincing evidence of fraud, deception, or bad faith by the beneficiaries that prevented discovery of the mistake. The case was remanded after the Court declined to reform the deed based on the surviving grantor’s account of the deceased grantor’s intent.