{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"lillian-singleton-plaintiff","displayName":"LILLIAN SINGLETON, Plaintiff-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd37106:2022-04-06","opinionId":"1ce5fb5c-1df3-5a9c-9cd0-3a2a0c329b26","slug":"lillian-singleton-plaintiff-respondent-v-sheila-singleton-et-al-defendant-d37106","caseName":"LILLIAN SINGLETON, Plaintiff-Respondent\nvs.\nSHEILA SINGLETON, et al., Defendants-Appellants","caseNumber":"SD37106","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2022-04-06","year":2022,"display_summary":"Lillian Singleton sought to reform a 1995 warranty deed, claiming it incorrectly included her deceased son, Dennis, as a remainderman for Tract I, intending him only for Tract II. The trial court reformed the deed, divesting Dennis's heirs (Appellants) of their interest. The appellate court reversed, holding that the trial court misapplied the law by reforming the deed based solely on Lillian's unilateral mistake, without clear, cogent, and convincing evidence of fraud or mutual mistake, as required by controlling Supreme Court precedent.","primaryTopic":"property-real-estate","topicSlugs":["property-real-estate","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=186033","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/lillian-singleton-plaintiff-respondent-v-sheila-singleton-et-al-defendant-d37106","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":38,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: real-estate","topic: property-real-estate","text: deed"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}