Christie v. Lyons

This is an appeal from tbe ■district court of Oklahoma county, Okla. It is necessary to give a short history of the case in order that it can be better understood.

Certain residents of block 42, containing ■32 lots, and block 50, containing 6 lots, in Maywood addition to the city of Oklahoma City, Okla., executed and circulated an agreement to restrict against the sale, lease, or gift of the property within said two blocks to persons of African descent for a period of 90 years. The agreement contained the following provisions: “This contract constitutes a mutual covenant running with the land,…