John I. D. Bristol, Appellant and Respondent, Y. Kenneth N. Woodward Et At, Respondents and Appellants, Impleaded…

Summary

The Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and affirmed the Special Term, holding that the deed to Farnham did not create an implied reciprocal covenant obligating the grantor to impose the same minimum‑lot‑size restriction on his retained land. Consequently, the plaintiff was not bound by a half‑acre (or one‑acre) subdivision limitation and could sell the remaining parcels without such restriction.