Schaeffer v. Gatling

James B. Schaeffer and his wife, defendants below and appellants here, acquired title on January 10, 1958, to Lots 7, 8 and 9, Dabney’s Residential Subdivision located just outside the City of Vicksburg. The plat of said subdivision shows 27 lots, and at the time of trial about 12 residences had been constructed by the various owners of said lots. The subdivision was established in 1948 when the plat thereof was filed and when the original owner conveyed Lots 7, 8 and 9 to appellants’ predecessors in title, the deeds contained the following restrictive covenants:

“AS PART of the consideration…