Rich v. Jones

The 41 named complainants, owners of land in the Borough of Mount Ephraim, in the County of Camden, New Jersey, filed a class bill. They pray the enforcement, by a decree of this court, of the following restrictive covenant:

"(f) No race or nationality other than the white or Caucasian race shall use or occupy any building on any lot, except that this restriction shall not prevent occupancy by domestic servants of a different race or nationality employed by an owner or tenant."

Prior to the year 1939 the Borough of Mount Ephraim, a municipal corporation in Camden County, New Jersey, had adopted…