Legal Opinion
Duffy v. Mollo
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 13, 1979No. 78-11-AppealPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeisberger, J.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment that certain restrictive covenants concerning the use of real estate owned by the plaintiff James F. Duffy (Duffy) be declared null and void arid removed as a cloud on title. In the complaint Duffy also sought injunctive relief against adjacent landowners Rocco and Helena Mollo (the Mollos) to prevent any attempt by them to enforce such restrictions against 1 him. A Superior Court judgment entered on October 28, 1977, declared Duffy to be the owner of the real estate free and clear of all restrictions concerning residential use and permanently…
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