RICHARD L. PYEATT, APPELLANT,
v.
ANNE T. CULLEN AND FRIENDSHIP INN OF KEY LARGO, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION, APPELLEES

Fla. 3d DCA | 1984-07-17
No. 84-236
Before HUBBART, BASKIN and FERGUSON, JJ.
454 So. 2d 17 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (1984) Caution
Cited by 2 cases

Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from dismissal of an action to reform a mortgage to reflect counsel’s representations during settlement negotiations of a pending action.

Anne Cullen was not a party to the lawsuit brought against her husband, Richard, and a corporation jointly owned by the Cul-lens. As a result, the trial court correctly refused to reform the mortgage to reflect her collateral assignment of the mortgage securing the note signed by her husband.

Affirmed.


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