Legal Opinion
Miller v. American Unitarian Ass'n
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1918No. 14384PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Jurey, J., entered May 1, 1917, dismissing an action to abate and enjoin the maintenance of a building on certain premises, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The appellant and the American Unitarian Association are each the owners of lots in the University Park addition to the city of Seattle, their titles being deraigned from a common source under certain building restrictions declared to be covenants running* with the land. The covenant is expressed in the deeds of each in the following terms:
“To Have and To Hold said premises ... to said second party, his heirs and assigns forever, subject to the following covenants, limitations and restrictions : That said second party his heirs and assigns will not for a period of -twenty years after date…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hutchinson v. UlrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1893
- Alderson v. CuttingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912
- Sanders v. DixonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- Reardon v. MurphyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- Meaney v. StorkNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1912
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Holmes Harbor Water Co. v. PageCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
- White v. WilhelmCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
- Gwinn v. CleaverWashington Supreme Court · 1960
- Weld v. BjorkWashington Supreme Court · 1969
- Hollis v. Garwall, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1999
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