Long v. Branham

The question posed is this: Do the restrictions which provide that no lot in Timbercrest Subdivision “shall be used except for residential purposes” prevent an owner from constructing across a part of his lot within the subdivision a roadway connecting a street in Timbercrest with one in the adjoining subdivision of Oak Hill, which is protected by restrictions substantially similar to those of Timbercrest? “Whether or not the maintenance, use, or grant of a right-of-way over restricted property is a violation of the restriction depends largely upon the language of the restriction, the objects…