Sun Oil Co. v. Trent Auto Wash, Inc.

Two questions are presented by this appeal on our leave granted from the Court of Appeals (2 Mich App 389). The first is whether the restrictive covenant here involved is personal and limited in its application to the grantor who executed it, or whether it is a covenant running with the land and binding upon subsequent purchasers. The second is what is the effect, if any, of the covenant upon a purchaser who takes with notice thereof. The relevant facts are as follows:

Appellant Sun Oil Company bought 3 lots in a desirable location in St. Clair Shores. It built and equipped a filling station…