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Reformation Of Written Instruments In Missouri, William H. Thomas Jr.

Missouri Law Review

We all make mistakes. The remedy of reformation has developed to facilitate the correction of errors made in committing agreements to writing. The availability of the remedy is the subject of this article. The legal doctrines will be treated generally with the primary focus on the Missouri decisions. This comment begins with a general discussion of the remedy, and then analyzes the theories for relief, the instruments and defects which may be reformed, the parties to the action, and four defenses-the Statute of Frauds,- the petitioner's negligence, the statute of limitations and laches. At the outset it is important to …