Woodward v. Morgan

In this suit brought to enforce a restrictive covenant in a deed and to enjoin construction of a residence, the dispositive question on appeal involves the interpretation of the covenant.

In 1935, the original plat of “Ubermeer Annex No. 1,” a residential subdivision located in the present City of Virginia Beach, was recorded. As originally platted, the subdivision consisted of 13 sites, labelled “A” through “M.” Initially, the 13 sites were conveyed as twelve lots and sold to 11 landowners.

In 1982, appellees Henry C. Morgan, Jr., and Mamie J. Morgan, his wife, defendants below, purchased Lot…