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· 6/4/1996

Newman v. Wittmer

Citations

  • 917 P.2d 926
  • 277 Mont. 1
  • 53 State Rptr. 516
  • 1996 Mont. LEXIS 106

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • determining that a sentence in a restrictive covenant which prohibited mobile homes to be used as a residence was not ambiguous
  • noting that although ambiguities should be resolved in favor of the unrestricted use of property, \the free use of the property must be balanced against the rights of the other purchasers in the subdivision.\
  • noting that although ambiguities should be resolved in favor of the unrestricted use of property, \the free use of the property must be balanced against the rights of the other purchasers in the subdivision.\
  • \statutory definitions provide guidance in interpreting the ordinary and popular meaning of undefined terms in a restrictive covenant\
  • “[S]tatutory definitions provide guidance in interpreting the ordinary and popular meaning of undefined terms in a restrictive covenant.”
  • “[S]tatutory definitions provide guidance in interpreting the ordinary and popular meaning of undefined terms in a restrictive covenant.”

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Judges: Leaphart, Turnage, Trieweiler, Erdmann, Nelson, Gray, Hunt

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