SCOTT Et Ux. v. Owings

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellants contend that a restriction on the use of land created in 1929 deeds, covering a 53 acre tract of land, should be declared null and void because such changes have occurred in the neighborhood that the restriction is obsolete and no longer of substantial value to the owners seeking enforcement of it. The lower court upheld the restriction and we affirm.

The tract of land is located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County. Appellants, who own an eight acre lot in the tract, seek to lift a restriction which prohibits the construction of dwelling houses on lots of…