Jean agrees to lease Steven the fourth floor of his house.Jean,by himself,resides on the second floor.The person typing the contract strikes the wrong key,and the contract reads the leased portion as the "second floor." Neither Jean nor Steven notices this error when they read and sign the contract.What will the courts do in the case of a dispute?

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Sometimes,mutual mistake takes the form of erroneous expression of an agreement,frequently caused by a clerical error in drafting or typing a contract,deed,or other document.In such cases,the remedy is reformation of the writing rather than avoidance of the contract.Reformation means modification of the written instrument to express the agreement that the parties made but failed to express correctly.

Jean Agrees to Lease Steven the Fourth Floor of His