Bank of Hampton Roads v. Powell

PRESENT: All the Justices THE BANK OF HAMPTON ROADS, ET AL. 1 OPINION BY v. Record No. 151190 CHIEF JUSTICE DONALD W. LEMONS June 2, 2016 ETHEL B. POWELL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE Marjorie A. T. Taylor Arrington, Judge In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in imposing a constructive trust upon a subdivision lot after a developer breached a contract to convey a different property. I. Facts and Proceedings Ethel B. Powell (“Powell”) owned a house and a parcel of land on Waters Road in the City of Chesapeake, Virginia. In 2003, a subdivision development…