First Virginia Bank v. Square

By JUDGE HERBERT C. GILL, JR.

On May 30, 1990, counsel presented evidence and argument in regard to plaintiff’s bill of particulars and defendant’s grounds of defense. Plaintiff seeks recovery for defendant’s failure to pave certain access pursuant to reasonable construction of the purchase, development, and cross access agreements. Defendant argues that said agreements fail to prescribe such an affirmative duty.

Contracts must be construed as written. Ross v. Craw, 231 Va. 206 (1986). The Court may not search for an agreement’s meaning beyond the instrument itself, "where the agreement is…