Hamburger v. Kramp

The bill herein was filed to obtain a decree maintaining the integrity of building restrictions imposed upon lots in a subdivision.

Upon the hearing the court found that, by reason of violations and changed conditions, it would be inequitable to maintain the restriction on defendant’s lot in the subdivision facing Schoolcraft avenue ; that plaintiff Charles Hamburger had violated the restrictions elsewhere on the plat and upon a lot facing Schoolcraft avenue on an adjoining plat, and plaintiffs were moved by desire to prevent competition on the part of defendant with a nearby gasoline filling…