essential mistake
Contracts. A mistake serious enough that no real consent could have existed, so that there was no real agreement. [Cases: Contracts 93. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 136, 147–148.]
Contracts. A mistake serious enough that no real consent could have existed, so that there was no real agreement. [Cases: Contracts 93. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 136, 147–148.]
Contracts. A mistake that does not relate to the nature of the contents of an agreement, but only to some external circumstance, so that the mistake has no effect on the validity of the agreement. — Also termed inessential mistake; nonessential mistake; collateral mistake. [Cases: Contracts 93. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 136, 147–148.]
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