Knowles v. Anderson

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David Newbern, Justice.

The principal issue in this case is whether a purchaser of land with respect to which there is no use restriction in the chain of title may be required to comply with a “general development scheme” of which he may have notice by observation of conditions surrounding his land. We hold he may not.

The appellant, P.H. “Rocky” Knowles, purchased a 2 acre lot in the rural Lakeview Subdivision of Hot Springs on February 29, 1984. His intent was to develop the lot into a mobile home park. He checked his title abstract and found no restrictions applicable to his land. In the…