Helix BBQ: Contract Law- Reformation as an Alternative with Explanations

When a written contract contains a typographical error that misidentifies the subject of the contract, the court may in its discretion adopt an equitable remedy in lieu of finding the contract unenforceable.

What is this remedy?

C.Reformation.

Solution: The correct answer is C.

Answer option C is correct. Reformation is a remedy used when a written document does not conform to the actual agreement between the parties.

Reformation is an ________________________ subject to the court’s discretion

A. equitable remedy

A party who claims that a contract is unenforceable as written because of mistake, fraud, or misrepresentation often argues in the alternative that the contract should be _______________________ by the court to reflect the party’s understanding of the agreement

A. reformed

Definition: Reformation is

A. An equitable breach-of-contract remedy that the court may employ to rewrite a portion of a contract where the written document does not conform to the actual agreement between the parties.