The latest attempt to renovate the Marshall Tavern—a project hatched by two old friends—has become the subject of an acrimonious lawsuit, with one accusing the other of shoddy work and leaving the site in “total disrepair.”
Gary Dowd, a Fairfax developer, and Gerry Hardiman, a Larkspur contractor, formed a partnership in 2017 to turn the historic bayside site into a six-unit bed and breakfast. They had teamed up on successful projects before and had planned…