SHIRLINGTON DRUG STORE v. SHIRLINGTON CORP.


97 S.E.2d 652 (1957)

199 Va. 112

SHIRLINGTON DRUG STORE, Inc. v. SHIRLINGTON CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 26, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence W. Douglas, Arlington (Collins Denny, Jr., Richmond, on the brief), for appellant.

Armistead L. Boothe, Alexandria (Boothe, Dudley, Koontz & Boothe, Alexandria, William Stanley, Jr., Covington & Burling, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellee.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and EGGLESTON, BUCHANAN, MILLER, WHITTLE and SNEAD, JJ.


MILLER, Justice.

Shirlington Drug Store, Inc., hereinafter called complainant, filed a bill against Shirlington Corporation and sought to enforce a restrictive covenant and enjoin defendant from using a tract of land of 9.4499 acres or any part thereof for commercial purposes. Defendant's demurrer to the bill was sustained, and the court decreed "that the interest of complainant in the land, if any, is a restriction in restraint of trade which is a violation of public...

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