Legal Opinion
Sinclair Refining Co. v. Watson
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 17, 1953PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
65 So.2d 732 (1953)
SINCLAIR REFINING CO.
v.
WATSON.
Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc.
April 17, 1953.
Rehearing Denied June 1, 1953.
Mitchell D. Price and Price & Price, Miami, for appellant.
Sibley & Davis, Miami Beach, for appellee.
ROBERTS, Chief Justice.
The question here is on the enforceability of a restrictive covenant in a deed, as follows:
"It is distinctly understood and agreed that the property herewith and hereby conveyed shall never be sold to any person or corporation to be used for private purposes, but that the same shall be used only for street, roadway, highway, or sidewalk purposes."
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Moore v. StevensSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
- Libby v. WinstonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Davis, Et Ux. v. GeyerSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
- Heisler v. MarceauSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
- Fincher v. FincherSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Hagan v. Sabal Palms, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- AC ASSOCIATES v. First Nat. BankDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- Ortega Company v. JustissDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Clear Channel Metroplex, Inc. v. Sunbeam Television Corp.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
- Lambert v. JustusSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
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