Hammett v. Rosensohn

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Btjkling, J.

This case involves a dispute between adjoining property owners over the meaning and effect of certain reserved easements and restrictions in a deed. The judicial task is one of the construction of a written instrument.

In 1928 the plaintiff, John E. Hammett, purchased two adjoining parcels of land located in Sussex County. The area was and is scenic, rural and secluded. Since 1928 the plaintiff has maintained one of the parcels as a one-family country estate. Shortly after his original acquisition the plaintiff conveyed the other parcel, an…