DeSanno v. Earle
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 119, Jan. T., 1922, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1920, No. 7312, on bill in equity, in case of A. Paul DeSanno v. George H. Earle, Jr. Bill for injunction to prevent violation of building restriction in deed. Before Patterson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The location of the building in controversy, the second from the corner, ig shown by the half-tone insert: Decree for plaintiff. Defendant, appealed.
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Appeal, No. 119, Jan. T., 1922, by defendant, from decree of C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1920, No. 7312, on bill in equity, in case of A. Paul DeSanno v. George H. Earle, Jr. Bill for injunction to prevent violation of building restriction in deed. Before Patterson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The location of the building in controversy, the second from the corner, ig shown by the half-tone insert: Decree for plaintiff. Defendant, appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was decree, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Frazer,
In 1864 Michael Bouvier conveyed to Richard J. Dobbins a lot of ground situated on the southwest corner of Broad and Thompson streets, Philadelphia, fronting seventy-five feet on Broad Street, by deed containing the following clause: “Under and subject, nevertheless, to the express restriction that the dwelling house to be erected on the hereby granted lot of ground shall recede twenty feet from the west line of Broad Street so that the front thereof shall be on a line with the dwelling house now being erected by said Job Z. DeHaven on ground adjoining to the…
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