Bigham v. Winnick

Bussell Woods subdivision in Detroit is subject to the following restriction:

“The sale of intoxicating liquors in any form shall not be permitted on any lot in this subdivision, except that a druggist may sell the same for medicinal purposes in buildings constructed on Livernois road.”

The Bussell Woods Civic Association is composed of owners of real estate in the subdivision and its purpose, among others, is to carry out the enforcement of the restrictions. Plaintiffs include numerous lot owners as well as the association.

In 1932, defendant Ida Winnick leased for a three-year period a…