Neff v. Hendricks’s Empirical Analysis

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18 state decisions

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1. ““4.. That the dedicators of the plat- covering the real estate known as the place of Cloudcroft, established a general plan or scheme at the time the plat was filed for the purpose of creating and maintaining a high-class summer resort in which they imposed certain restrictions on the property located in that area; that said restrictions have never been abandoned, rescinded or modified and are still in full force and effect; that one of the restrictions imposed upon said place of Cloudcroft, including the above described portion of Block One (1) owned by the Plaintiffs, John Mershon and Bernie Bounds, is as follows: “ ‘And that such premises or any part thereof shall 'never be used for immoral purposes or for purposes of trade or commerce, boarding houses and hotels excepted;’ “5. That the deeds of conveyance by which lands in said restricted area known as the place of Cloudcroft, were conveyed to the owners of lands therein, uniformally contained this restricted condition: “ ‘ * * * and that such premises or any part thereof shall never be used for immoral purposes or for purposes of trade or commerce, boarding houses and hotels excepted.’ and said restrictions have been by the owners of the real estate in said area, together with purchasers ’of portions thereof,’ uniformly respected and observed and have been enforced at all times with the exception of minor infractions for brief periods of time; and none of such infractions are sufficient to constitute a waiver or abandonm”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mershon v. Neff