Legal Opinion
Blevins v. Barry-Lawrence County Ass'n for Retarded Citizens
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided March 25, 1986No. 67337PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLIVER, Judge.
This is an appeal from a circuit court judgment enjoining appellant, Barry-Lawrence County Association for Retarded Citizens, from using its property as a group home for retarded individuals. Respondents, Jess and Nedra Blevins, brought this equitable action alleging that said use violates a restrictive covenant on the lot. We transferred the cause prior to opinion of the court of appeals. Rule 83.06. We reverse.
Appellant owns Lot 23 and the residence thereon in the Wildwood Estates Subdivision of Cassville, Missouri, and it plans on establishing a group home for eight…
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