N. H. Engle & Sons, Inc. v. Laurich

This cause was instituted as an action to enforce certain restrictive covenants in a deed which provided that the property involved shall be “used, improved and occupied for residence purposes only.” Plaintiff, N. H. Engle & Sons, Inc., a corporation, was the grantor-developer, Martin Hood and Victorine Hood were neighbors who owned a home in the area and The First National Bank of Lake Forest was the Trustee of the property under a Land Trust. Defendant Jindrich Laurich is a physician and Biaza Laurich is his wife. Following a trial before the judge without intervention of a jury, a…