Legal Opinion
McKinnon v. Benedict
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided April 9, 1968PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
Are the restrictions contained in the letter agreement of August SI, I960, enforceable in equity
The judgment provided not only that the Benedicts be restrained from using the property as a site for a trailer park or campsite, but it also provided that the premises were to be used for no other purpose than as an American Plan summer resort until 1985. The judgment not only makes these restrictions applicable to the Benedicts but also provides that these restrictions “be fully enforcible against any subsequent purchasers of said land, until August 31, 1985.” Even the respondents do not contend…
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