Legal Principle: Where both parties to an agreement are under a mistake as to matter of fact essential to the agreement, the agreement is void.Factual Situation: A agrees to buy certain horse from B for ' 10,000 and pays ' 5,000 as advances. It turns out that the horse was dead at the time of bargain, though neither party knew this fact.Issue: Can A recover the advance money given?Decision:

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