MANN v. ADDICOTT HILLS CORP.

Record No. 880603.

384 S.E.2d 81 (1989)

W. Lowry MANN, III, et al. v. ADDICOTT HILLS CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Rust, Jr. (Glenn H. Silver, Donna H. Henry, Jose Aunon, Rust, Rust & Silver, Fairfax, on briefs), for appellants.

John Edwards Harrison (Sandra L. Hughes, Light & Harrison, P.C., McLean, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


COMPTON, Justice.

In this real property controversy, purchasers appeal from a decree denying their request for specific performance of a contract for the sale of a newly constructed home. The controlling question is whether a "sale of existing residence" contingency to the sales contract was for the sole benefit of the purchasers so that breach of the contingency did not permit the seller to terminate the contract.

On March 1, 1986, the contract in question...

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