Chiles v. Fuchs

In the circuit court of the city of St. Louis the appellants filed this action seeking a declaratory judgment to ascértain if certain instruments impose any restrictions upon the use of appellants’ property located on Hampton Avenue in Southwest Park, a subdivision in the city of St. Louis. All of the owners of the lots in this subdivision facing on Hampton Avenue were made defendants and as a representative class of the several hundred lot owners in this subdivision. None of the defendants answered except, the Phillips Petroleum Company. It filed an answer disclaiming any knowledge or…