Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Apr 6, 2022
LILLIAN SINGLETON, Plaintiff-Respondent vs. SHEILA SINGLETON, et al., Defendants-Appellants
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.