Silverstein v. Shell Oil Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
November 2017
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Neponsit Property Owners' Ass'n v. Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank · Korn v. . Campbell · Trustees of Columbia College v. Lynch · Hodge v. . Sloan · Clark v. . Devoe
Most-quoted passages
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“Restrictive covenants * * * are construed strictly * * * against those who formulate or seek to enforce them and doubts and ambiguities are resolved in favor of free use of the property so that the restrictions are narrowed rather than broadened in their application.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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