Newman v. McLaughlin

OPINION OF THE COURT

Donald G. Purple, Jr., J.

The parties in this action have moved for summary judgment. Plaintiffs brought this action for a permanent injunction seeking to prohibit defendants’ use of their property for commercial purposes. Plaintiffs are adjacent landowners who seek to enforce a restrictive covenant prohibiting commercial use allegedly contained in a deed in defendants’ chain of title.

All parties to this action derived title to the property from common grantors Edward and Dorothy Croft. Originally part of a 116-acre parcel purchased by the Crofts in 1947, each party…