Bumgarner v. Pruitt

I cannot concur in the majority opinion. It seems to me that the result reached there is entirely inconsistent with our views as set forth in other decisions.

We have heretofore committed ourselves to the rule that restrictions on the use of real property must be strictly construed and will not be extended on the one hand or limited on the other, but strictly enforced in a proper case. See Cooke v. Kinkead, 179 Okl. 147, 64 P.2d 682; Test Oil Co. v. La Tourette, 19 Okl. 214, 91 P. 1025, and Mattson v. Fezler, 202 Okl. 589, 216 P.2d 275.

We have also held that the provisions of a restrictive…