Legal Opinion
Barris v. Keswick Homes, LLC
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 10, 2004No. Record 031915PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOONTZ, Justice.
In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court correctly ruled that a particular lot in a residential subdivision is no longer subject to a restrictive covenant prohibiting the resubdivision of lots in that subdivision.
BACKGROUND
By a recorded deed of dedication and plat dated December 14, 1948, Manning Gasch and Hilda L. Gasch subdivided a tract of land in Fairfax County to create the Prospect Hill residential subdivision. Prospect Hill contained 17 lots, the majority of which consisted of more than five acres. The deed of dedication imposed various restrictive…
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