Winnipesaukee Camp-Meeting Ass'n v. Gordon
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Bill in Equity, to enjoin tbe keeping of a boarding-house. The Winnipesaukee Camp-Meeting Association was chartered by the legislature in 1874. The grantees organized under the charter, purchased a lot of land near Weirs station, and subsequently conveyed parts of it to various persons, among others to the defendants.
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Bill in Equity, to enjoin tbe keeping of a boarding-house. The Winnipesaukee Camp-Meeting Association was chartered by the legislature in 1874. The grantees organized under the charter, purchased a lot of land near Weirs station, and subsequently conveyed parts of it to various persons, among others to the defendants. The deed contains a proviso that the premises shall be held “ subject to the act of incorporation and the rules and regulations of said camp-meeting association,” which are printed on the same sheet of paper, below the deed. One of the by-laws is as follows: “ No portion of…
1Opinion of the CourtClabic, J.
It is stipulated in the deed of the association to one of the defendants, that the premises shall be held subject to the “ act of incorporation, and the rules and regulations of said camp-meeting association.” One of the by-laws and regulations of the association prohibits the erection or use of buildings for stores, boarding-houses, hotels, or stables, without the consent of the association. Limitations of the use of real property, in the form of covenants, restrictions, and conditions inserted in a deed for the advantage of the grantor- or for the benefit of adjacent lands, when reasonable…
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