In In re Trust of Mihordin, 2017 Pa. Super. LEXIS 345 (May 16), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently ­addressed whether a deed should be reformed to reflect a life estate that had been referenced in the underlying written agreement of sale entered into by the parties.

In 1995, Lynda and Michael Pozzuto, as sellers, executed a written agreement of sale with Richard and Marilyn Mihordin, as buyers, of a parcel of land located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, the opinion said. According to the opinion, the Mihordins are the parents of Lynda Pozzuto, the opinion said.

At the time, the Pozzutos retained the services of legal counsel who drafted the written agreement of sale, the opinion sad.