Georgia Code
Article 2 - Accident and Mistake
§ 23-2-31. Rescission for Unilateral Mistake of Fact

Equity will not reform a written contract unless the mistake is shown to be the mistake of both parties; but it may rescind and cancel upon the ground of mistake of fact material to the contract of one party only.
History. Civil Code 1895, § 3982; Civil Code 1910, § 4579; Code 1933, § 37-207.
History of Code section.
This Code section is derived from the decision in Werner v. Rawson, 89 Ga. 619 , 15 S.E. 813 (1892).
Law reviews.
For article, “Limitations on the Meaning and Impact of DeGarmo v. DeGarmo,” see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 20 (1998).

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