McKAY'S MARKET OF COOS BAY, INC. v. Pickett

In this action for declaratory and injunctive relief, the issue is whether defendant’s operation of a coffee “cart” violates a deed restriction that prohibits building a “building” on the property on which the cart is located and that requires the property to be used as a parking lot. The trial court concluded that the operation of the coffee cart does violate the deed restriction. One of the defendants appeals, arguing that the trial court should have construed the deed restriction narrowly in favor of the free use of the property. We affirm.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. The McKay…