Owner entered into a written contract with Builder for the construction of a custom home.
Six months in, Builder encountered unexpected rock formations requiring expensive blasting...
Issue. Whether Builder has grounds to recover the additional $50,000.
Rule. Under Restatement (Second) §152, a mutual mistake as to a basic assumption renders the contract
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