Granger v. Boulls

Plaintiffs brought an action to abate a private nuisance and restrain certain violations of restrictive covenants running with the land of defendants. The court dismissed the nuisance action and restrained violations of the restrictive covenants running with the land. Defendants appeal.

Lake Ballinger is a small, fresh-water lake, located in Snohomish county a few miles outside of the corporate limits of the city of Seattle. All of the property abutting on the lake has been included in one plat, and has been divided into one- or two-acre tracts. Each person purchasing a tract fronting on Lake…