Legal Opinion

Armentrout v. French

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided October 5, 1979No. Record 780065PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.

In this civil appeal, potential purchasers of residential real estate successfully defended below two actions for the alleged breach of their contract to buy the subject property. The main question we will consider is whether there was credible evidence to support the jury’s decision, approved by the trial court, in favor of the purchasers.

In October of 1975, appellees Jon M. French and Helen V. French, his wife, defendants below, executed a written contract to buy a dwelling, and appurtenant real estate, near the City of Waynesboro, from appellants Norris G. Armentrout and Alma N.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Horner v. AhernSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
  2. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance v. HedrickSupreme Court of Virginia · 1943
  3. Poe v. VossSupreme Court of Virginia · 1955
  4. Masche v. NicholsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1949

3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Van Deusen v. SneadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
  2. Bank of Montreal v. Signet Bank, Bank of Montreal v. Signet BankCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999
  3. Enomoto v. Space Adventures, Ltd.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2009
  4. Brooks v. BanksonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1994
  5. Watson v. Avon Street Business Center, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1984

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