Steinmann v. Silverman

In 1957 defendant purchased a plot of land with house and outbuildings from the Garber Lake Realty Corp. at an auction liquidating the Garber holdings near Treasure Lake in Sullivan County. Contained in the deed conveying the property was a covenant restricting the plot to a single residence. Defendant has commenced the conversion of a barn into a second residence in violation of the covenant.

The main question on this appeal is whether the plaintiffs, who own land near that of defendant, also conveyed by Garber some years before the conveyance to defendant, may enforce the covenant in the…