Redfern Lawns Civic Ass'n v. Currie Pontiac Co.

This is an injunction proceeding brought by plaintiffs to restrain defendant from proceeding to build a commercial building on lots Nos 95, 96 and 97 in Redfern Lawns subdivision in the city of Detroit in violation of a building restriction.

Redfern Lawns subdivision was platted in 1916 and is now located in the city of Detroit. The deeds of two-thirds of the lots in the subdivision executed by the original subdividers contained a restrictive covenant against building other than a single private residence, together with the necessary outbuildings.

The subdivision is bounded on the south by…