Austin v. Van Horn

The purpose of this suit was to restrain the defendants from erecting a store building on Livernois avenue in the city of Detroit in violation of building restrictions. The property is located in Robert Oakman’s Livernois and Oakman Highway subdivision which consists of 656 lots in the northeast corner of Livernois and Davison avenues. By deeds from the common grantor, all lots were restricted to residential purposes except three lots deeded to the Central Savings Bank and those fronting on La Belle avenue, which were intended for business use. The plaintiff owns lot 280 on Pasedena avenue,…