Legal Opinion

Hofmann v. Hofmann

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 1, 1940PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Plaintiffs have brought twelve similar actions in equity to impress upon certain property of appellant Sunwood Homes, Inc., and in favor of neighboring property sold by said appellant to the plaintiffs, an equitable restriction limiting the use of said appellant’s property to single-family dwellings. The actions were based upon representations made to plaintiffs by appellant Sunwood Homes, Inc., and its agents, for the purpose of inducing them to purchase homes from said appellant, to the effect that no apartment building nor any building other than one-family dwellings would be built upon…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Phillips v. . West Rockaway Land Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
  2. Hofmann v. HofmannNew York Supreme Court · 1939

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Wilkinson v. Nassau Shores, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Lemkin v. GuldeNew York Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Feigen v. Green Harbour Beach Club, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1960
  4. CIVIC ASS'N AT ROSLYN COUNTRY CLUB, INC. v. Levitt & Sons, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1960
  5. Franklin v. Rumsey Realty Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1961

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