Legal Opinion
Brooks v. Bankson
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 10, 1994No. Record 930980PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this case involving an action by the sellers of real estate against the buyers for breach of contract, we hold that the trial court erred in its interpretation of a contract provision relating to the condition of the property.
In a contract of purchase (the contract) dated February 20, 1992, Rodney A. Bankson and Patricia N. Bankson (the Buyers) agreed to purchase a 30-acre parcel of land located in Bath County from Robert W. Brooks and Patricia M. Brooks (the Sellers). The property to be sold included an older house, constructed about 1895, which the Sellers had restored in the early…
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