If Julia agrees to construct a platinum sailboat with green emeralds all around the bow of the boat and Ted decides to halt construction in the middle of the project,Julia may seek reformation of her contract with Ted to show she really intended to have him put rubies along the bow instead.

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Reformation is used to correct a mutual mistake in a contract to reflect the true intention of both parties. If Julia intended to have rubies instead of emeralds, it would not be a mutual mistake but rather a unilateral mistake, which typically does not warrant reformation.

If Julia Agrees to Construct a Platinum Sailboat with Green