Legal Opinion
Wiley v. Schorr
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 21, 1979No. 16267PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY, Justice.
Appellees filed this class action seeking a declaratory judgment that their land is not burdened by any valid or enforceable restrictive covenants running with the land.
In 1929, H. J. Shearer, the developer of Dream Hill Estates Subdivision, filed a plat containing approximately 145 lots in the Plat Records of Bexar County. Shearer did not place any restrictions governing the use of the property on the plat filed of record. Shortly thereafter, Shearer conveyed a lot in the subdivision by warranty deed. The deed contained restrictions which prohibited, among other…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- C. & R. TRANSPORT, INC. v. CampbellTexas Supreme Court · 1966
- Pace Corporation v. JacksonTexas Supreme Court · 1955
- Davis v. RobinsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Kokernot v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Davis v. HueyTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Munson v. Milton, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1997
- Harkins v. Crews, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1995
- Burns v. BaumgardnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Teal Trading and Development, LP v. Champee Springs Ranches Property Owners Association, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2014
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