Lewiston Water & Power Co. v. Brown
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Asotin county, Miller, J., entered July 18, 1905, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action of ejectment tried before the court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
— The respondent, being the owner of a tract of land in Asotin county, in this state, platted the same into lots and blocks as a townsite, under the name of the Town of Lewiston; the name being afterwards changed by legislative enactment to Olarkston. These lots it put upon the market for sale; giving to the purchasers warranty deeds subject to a proviso in the following or similar language: “Provided, however, that in case the premises hereby conveyed should be used in any way for the purposes of any bar-room, saloon or brewery, that this instrument shall be*556come void and the title to said…
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