Legal Opinion
Richards v. Musselman
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 6, 1980No. Record 780954PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
In this appeal we decide whether the complainants’ right of contribution under a guaranty agreement is barred by the application of the equity maxim of “unclean hands.”
By letter dated November 4, 1968, Henry W. Jackson and “his associate” contracted to purchase all the stock of Astir, Incorporated (Astir), a car wash operation, from a group of Richmond businessmen. Until paid for in full, the stock was to be held in escrow by Robert M. Musselman, attorney-at-law. On March 22, 1969, Jackson entered into an agreement with E. H. Clay Goss whereby Goss would become the “associate” mentioned in…
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