MID-STATE EQUIPMENT CO., INC. v. BELL

Record No. 750887.

225 S.E.2d 877 (1976)

MID-STATE EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC. v. Edward BELL, Jr., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 11, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. McClenny, Jr., Amherst, for appellant.

Mosby G. Perrow, III, Lynchburg (Caskie, Frost, Hobbs & Hamblen, Lynchburg, on brief), for appellees.

Before CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN, POFF and COMPTON, JJ.


COMPTON, Justice.

We consider in this appeal the equitable doctrine of implied restrictive covenants and its bearing upon the rights of property owners in a residential subdivision. Specifically, the inquiry is whether a restriction for residential use applies to a parcel which appellant Mid-State Equipment Company, Inc., the defendant below, is using for commercial purposes.

The property in controversy, containing...

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