Legal Opinion
Cieri v. Gorton
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 1978No. 14073PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheehy
Green Acres Subdivision, east of Livingston, was platted on June 4, 1959 and contained 110 lots. The subdivision was subject to various restrictive covenants, one of which stated:
“These covenants may be changed in whole or in part at any time by an instrument in writing signed by a majority of the then owners of the lots affected thereby ...”
On November 24, 1976, appellants purchased 69 of the 110 lots. Appellants have made no improvements on these lots nor do they live in the subdivision. Respondents, however, have constructed 15 homes on their lots. On March 28, 1977, appellants filed with…
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