Duggan v. Krevonick

In the fall of 1934 Charles Duggan, the husband of the appellant, owned fifteen acres of land on the Tappahannock highway, in Hanover county, on which were located a gas station, restaurant, or roadhouse, and a swimming pool, commonly known as “Duggan’s Inn.”

Duggan having defaulted on a deed of trust covering the property, it was foreclosed and the property purchased by one R. A. Ricks, who subsequently, in November, 1934, conveyed it to Joe and Rosa Krevonick.

Before the foreclosure sale Kate Duggan had been negotiating with the Krevonicks for the purchase of the property in the event that…