Higgins v. . Hough

On 22 July, 1922, the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company, conveyed a lot on East Morehead and Oriole avenues or streets to Z. V. Kendrick and wife. The land was divided into two lots. The plaintiff owns lot B fronting on Oriole Avenue and the defendant owns lot A at the intersection of Oriole Avenue and East Morehead Street. Both the plaintiff and the defendant derived the title from Kendrick. The deeds from Kendrick to the plaintiff and defendant contained among others the following restrictions: "The lots of land hereby conveyed shall be used for residential purposes only and not…