Legal Opinion
Whitt v. Godwin
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 18, 1965No. Record 5823PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtI'Anson, J.
John R. Godwin, plaintiff, filed a motion for judgment against the defendant, H. B. Whitt, to recover for an alleged breach of contract, whereby defendant agreed to return to him $12,000 which he paid on account of the purchase price of shares of stock in Associated Motels, Inc. In his grounds of defense Whitt admitted the execution of the contract, but asserted that Godwin wrongfully prevented him from collecting $6,000 of the $12,000 which he sought from Federated Mortgagee Corp.; that he was thus excused from performance of a portion of the contract, and that his liability to Godwin was…
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