Doherty v. Rice

In 1925 the owner of a tract of land bordering on a lake suitable for sale and occupation as summer-residential property platted the property and placed the plat upon record. The plat contained no mention of restrictions as to alienation or use of the property but the deeds of the owner to all parcels conveyed contained a restriction against sale to or occupation by anyone not a member of the Caucasian race, to use for residential purposes only, against the construction of residences of less than $600 cost, and against the construction or use of outside toilets, and these restrictions were…