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MOORMAN v. BLACKSTOCK, INC.

Record No. 070988.

661 S.E.2d 404 (2008)

Stephen B. MOORMAN, Executor of the Estate of Doris H. Moorman, et al. v. BLACKSTOCK, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 6, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank K. Friedman (William B. Poff; Claude M. Lauck, Roanoke; William L. Heartwell, III; Woods Rogers; Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte, on briefs), for appellants.

Monica Taylor Monday (J. Scott Sexton, Roanoke; Kevin W. Holt; Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

OPINION BY Justice LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.

This appeal arises from a dispute over the sale of a certain tract of real property. The principal issue we consider is whether the statute of frauds, Code § 11-2, prohibits the enforcement of the purported oral contract between the parties for the sale of the land. We also consider whether, under the circumstances of the case, principles of equitable estoppel or part performance...

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