Legal Opinion
Parmalee v. Morris
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1922No. Docket No. 29PublishedCited by 19 opinions
Appeal from Oakland; Gillespie (Glenn C.), J. Bill by A. B. Parmalee and others against Charles Morris to enjoin the violation of certain real estate restrictions. From a decree for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
The chancellor who heard this case filed a written opinion therein which so clearly states the questions involved that we reproduce it here:
“At the time the Ferry Farm Addition to the city of Pontiac was platted the lots were sold subject to the following uniform restrictions:
“ ‘No building shall be built within twenty feet of tbe front line of tbe lot. Said lot shall not be occupied by a colored person, nor for tbe purpose of doing a liquor business thereon.’
“Defendant Morris and Anna Morris, his wife, both colored, have entered into a contract to purchase a lot *626in the subdivision, and the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. CruikshankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Buchanan v. WarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Queensborough Land Co. v. CazeauxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Oliver v. Kalamazoo Board of EducationDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1973
- Corrigan v. BuckleyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1924
- Meade v. DennistoneCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1938
- Porter v. BarrettMichigan Supreme Court · 1925
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