2 1 st - century ▁American ▁short ▁story ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : Nov el ists ▁from ▁New ▁Jersey <0x0A> </s> ▁Cooper ▁v ▁Ph ib bs ▁[ 1 8 6 7 ] ▁UK HL ▁ 1 ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁contract ▁law ▁case , ▁concerning ▁the ▁doctrine ▁of ▁mistake . ▁ ▁Fact s ▁ ▁An ▁uncle ▁told ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁not ▁int ending ▁to ▁mis re present ▁anything , ▁but ▁being ▁in ▁fact ▁in ▁error , ▁that ▁he ▁( the ▁uncle ) ▁was ▁entitled ▁to ▁a ▁fish ery . ▁ ▁The ▁nep hew , ▁after ▁the ▁uncle ' s ▁death , ▁acting ▁in ▁the ▁belief ▁of ▁the ▁truth ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁uncle ▁had ▁told ▁him , ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁rent ▁the ▁fish ery ▁from ▁the ▁uncle ' s ▁daughters . ▁However , ▁the ▁fish ery ▁actually ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁nep hew ▁himself . ▁After ▁the ▁uncle ▁died , ▁the ▁le ase ▁was ▁renew ed ▁through ▁Mr ▁Cooper ’ s ▁a unt , ▁via ▁her ▁three ▁daughters , ▁Cooper ’ s ▁c ous ins , ▁and ▁Mr ▁Ph ib bs ▁acting ▁as ▁their ▁agent . ▁The ▁a unt , ▁three ▁sister s , ▁and ▁Mr ▁Cooper , ▁had ▁all ▁assumed ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁entitled ▁to ▁the ▁land ▁through ▁a ▁right ▁of ▁inheritance . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Cooper ▁was ▁truly ▁entitled ▁to ▁an ▁equ itable ▁resid ual ▁interest , ▁because ▁the ▁uncle ▁in ▁his ▁will ▁had ▁granted ▁Cooper ▁a ▁life ▁ten ancy . ▁When ▁the