Winslette v. Keeler
Supreme Court of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Mobley, Justice.
It is well settled that a grantor of real property may restrict the use of it by restrictive covenants con tained in the deed. The limitation on the validity of restrictive covenants is that such must be clearly established and they cannot be contrary to public policy. Grove Lakes Subdivision v. Hollingsworth, 218 Ga. 443, 444 (128 SE2d 499); Cawthon v. Anderson, 211 Ga. 77 (1) (84 SE2d 66); Spencer v. Poole, 207 Ga. 155 (1) (60 SE2d 371). The paragraph of the restrictive covenant being attacked provides: “No building shall be erected, placed or altered on any lot in Camp…
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