Legal Opinion

Armstrong v. Roberts

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 20, 1985No. 41446PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Gregory, Justice.

In October 1979, the developer of Ashton Woods Subdivision, Sturgis Development Company (Sturgis), made and filed with the Clerk of Cobb Superior Court protective covenants for the benefit of those buying homes in the subdivision. These covenants purport to regulate uses which may be made of the individual lots. Paragraph four of these covenants states, in relevant part, “no building shall be located on any lot nearer than fifty (50) feet to the front lot line, unless approved in writing by Sturgis Development Company, Inc.” In May 1983, Sturgis sold the lot which is the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Glenwood Community Club Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  2. Davis v. MillerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  3. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority v. WallaceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  4. Fairways of Country Lakes Townhouse Ass'n v. Shenandoah Development Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  5. Davies v. CurrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1973

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Dyegard Land Partnership v. HooverCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2001
  2. Queen's Grant II Horizontal Property Regime v. Greenwood Development Corp.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 2006
  3. Rice v. Lost Mountain Homeowners Assoc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2004
  4. Rossman v. Seasons at Tiara Rado AssociatesColorado Court of Appeals · 1996
  5. Frazier v. DeenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

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