BLEVINS v. BARRY-LAWRENCE COUNTY ASS'N FOR RETARDED CITIZENS

No. 67337.

707 S.W.2d 407 (1986)

Jess BLEVINS and Nedra Blevins, Respondents, v. BARRY-LAWRENCE COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR RETARDED CITIZENS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

March 25, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Vandagriff, Monett, for appellant.

James J. Randall, Monett, for respondents.

Thomas P. O'Donnell, Kansas City, for amicus curiae Mo. Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy Services.

John Ashcroft, Atty. Gen., Joann Leykam, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, for amicus curiae Mo. Dept. of Mental Health.


WELLIVER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a circuit court judgment enjoining appellant, Barry-Lawrence County Association for Retarded Citizens, from using its property as a group home for retarded individuals. Respondents, Jess and Nedra Blevins, brought this equitable action alleging that said use violates a restrictive covenant on the lot. We transferred the cause prior to opinion of the court of appeals. Rule 83.06. We reverse.

Appellant owns Lot 23 and...

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