Hudson Oil Co. v. Shortstop

Opinion

CARR, J.

Plaintiff Hudson Oil Company appeals from a judgment by the court denying it a permanent injunction to restrain defendant Shortstop from dispensing gasoline, allegedly in violation of a lease agreement entered into between lessors the Bells (not parties herein who are Shortstop’s predecessors in interest) and lessee A.A.A. Stations, Inc. (Hudson’s predecessor in interest). On appeal, Hudson asserts (1) a restrictive covenant contained in the lease “ran with the land” pursuant to the requirement of Civil Code section 1470 and thus was enforceable against Shortstop as a…