Sanford v. Keer
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Howell. Tlie complainant and her husband (who is now deceased and whose share has passed to her) were the owners, by the entirety, of a tract of land on the north side of Clinton avenue, in the city of Newark, which they laid out into building lots, opening-up streets (Shanley, formerly Sanford, avenue, South Tenth street and South Eleventh street, running north and south, and Madison avenue, running…
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On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Howell. Tlie complainant and her husband (who is now deceased and whose share has passed to her) were the owners, by the entirety, of a tract of land on the north side of Clinton avenue, in the city of Newark, which they laid out into building lots, opening-up streets (Shanley, formerly Sanford, avenue, South Tenth street and South Eleventh street, running north and south, and Madison avenue, running east and west) through it, and of which they prepared a plan showing the streets and the building lots thereon. They…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
White, J.
The complainant in her bill expressly repudiates any general or neighborhood scheme of restrictive covenants, and bases her praj^er for relief upon the individual and particular covenant (above recited in full) entered into with her by defendant’s vendor and appearing in his chain of title. It is beyond question and is ■ admitted that 'what defendant has done is a clear violation of the terms of this covenant and that, he purchased .with complete notice of these terms. Under these circumstances standing alone, it is too well settled to require…
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