Hopkins the Florist, Inc. v. Fleming

The plaintiff and the defendants Fleming are owners of adjoining parcels of real estate situated on the easterly side of Main Street in Brattleboro, title to which was derived, through mesne conveyances, from a common grantor. The deed from the common grantor to the plaintiff’s predecessor in title in 1862 contains the following: “It is also agreed by the said Thompson (grantee) * * * that no building nor obstacle shall be placed or allowed to remain on the space between the east line of Main Street and a line 32 feet east of said street line which shall in any manner obstruct the southerly…