Hunter Tract Improvement Co. v. Corporation of the Catholic Bishop
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, French, J., entered January 2, 1917, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action for an injunction.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Action to enforce a restrictive clause in a deed reading that “Nothing but a single detached residence . . . shall be built on any one lot described in this deed, *113and when so built shall be used for residence purposes only.” For some time past, the property in suit has been occupied by a catholic sisterhood, referred to in the record as the “Ursulines.” The question at issue is, is the property occupied for other than residence purposes only. Judgment of dismissal below and appeal. The first error assigned is in the striking of testimony in behalf of appellant that the premises in question…
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