If Edmund and Kaylin have a writing mistakenly showing a sale and purchase of goods for $10,000 when the price should have been $1,000,a court will most likely
A)enforce the agreement,relying on oral testimony to determine the correct price.
B)only enforce the agreement as written.
C)not hear the case unless both parties are merchants.
D)not enforce the agreement since the writing did not reflect a meeting of the minds of the parties.

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Courts often allow oral testimony to clarify or correct obvious mistakes in written agreements, especially when both parties agree on the intended terms but the documentation erroneously reflects those terms. This approach helps to enforce the true intention of the parties rather than strictly adhering to a potentially incorrect written record.

If Edmund and Kaylin Have a Writing Mistakenly Showing a Sale