Houston Petroleum Co. v. Automotive Products Credit Ass'n, Inc.

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• covenant held unenforceable, one portion of a tract having been released from the restrictions of similarly situated portions of the tract
• “ ‘The attempt to contravene the policy of a public statute is illegal .... ‘ ... We therefore conclude that the restrictive covenants in question, being viola-tive of the public policy of this State implicit in our zoning laws, are illegal.”

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