Legal Opinion

O'Neil v. Lex

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

Decided June 6, 1927No. 11782Published

1Opinion of the Court

Gordon, Jr., J.,

This is a petition for a declaratory judgment, and the facts are agreed upon. John McCrea owned a piece of land at the corner of Devon Street and Moreland Avenue, in the 22nd Ward of the City of Philadelphia. In 1925, McCrea sold a part of this land to John and Charles Conti, covenanting in his deed to them that the balance of his land should be restricted “for residence only, unless a garage in the rear of any house built thereon, and any such dwelling built thereon shall be at least two and a-half stories high, and each to cost not less than $6500, and to conform as far as…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Landell v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  2. Maul v. RiderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  3. Murphy v. AhlbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  4. Boggs v. VarnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1843
  5. Landell v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896

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