Somerset Acres West Homes Ass'n v. Daniels

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jackson, J.:

The plaintiff association here is the incorporated association of the purchasers of homesites in Somerset Acres West, an exclusive addition in Johnson county. The defendant is the developer of the addition, Mr. Charles B. Daniels, Jr.

The houses and sites in this subdivision were designed to be on the order of “estates” rather than simple lots and houses. The average worth of these houses is said to be in the neighborhood of $50,000.

Restrictions were placed on the use of the lots to maintain the prestige value of the subdivision, which was…