Curtis v. Schmidt

Grimm, J.-

Prior to October 2, 1911, the plaintiff owned, in fee simple, certain real estate located immediately south of Iowa City, Iowa. The property is bounded on the east by the Iowa River and on the west by State Highway No. 161. On October 2, 1911, plaintiff and her husband, Ira Curtis, conveyed, by warranty deed, to the defendant, Charles Schmidt, a strip from the north portion of said piece of land, which strip extended from the highway to the river. The deed contained the following restrictive covenant:

“Grantee hereby covenants and agrees to remove barn on said premises within one…