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16.330 Contracts; Reformation; Mutual Mistake A court of equity will reform a contract when there is mutual mistake (that is, a mistake common to both parties) or when there is ignorance or mistake on one side and fraud or inequitable conduct on the other side. These conditions apply to mistakes of both law and fact. O.C.G.A. §23-2-31 and annotations under fraud Hunnicutt v. Archer, 163 Ga. 868(2) (1927) Jackson v. Brown, 209 Ga. 78, 79 (1952) Blanchard & Calhoun Realty Co. v. Comer, 185 Ga. 448, 453(1) (1938) Helton v. Shellnut, 186 Ga. 185 (1938) DeLong v. Cobb, 215 Ga. 500 (1959) Lewis v. Williford, 235 Ga. 558 (1975)