Finn v. Murphy

JANVIER, Judge.

The plaintiff, Philip S. Finn, Jr., and one of the defendants, Mrs. Mildred T. Murphy, own adjoining residential properties in Mirabeau Gardens Subdivision, which is one of the more exclusive and restricted subdivisions in the City of New Orleans. Plaintiff acquired his property on January 8, 1951, and defendant acquired hers on April 18, 1952. In the titles of both parties there are restrictive covenants concerning the type of residence and other structure which may be erected in that area and setting forth the various distances from property lines at which buildings, fences,…