Compiano v. Jones

LeGRAND, Justice.

The question in this case is whether a verified statement of claim filed by defendants in the office of the Polk County recorder is effective under § 614.24, The Code, to extend certain use restrictions on Polk County real estate. Plaintiffs ask that the restrictions be declared unenforceable. The trial court ruled against plaintiffs and they appeal. We reverse and remand for entry of judgment for plaintiffs.

This controversy had its genesis in an instrument executed by the plaintiffs in 1949 imposing a number of restrictive covenants on the lots in Green Ridge Knolls in the…