The Trustees of Columbia College in the City of New York, Appellants v. Anna M. Lynch, Respondents

Summary

The Court reversed the lower court's judgment and granted a new trial, holding that the covenant restricting the use of the defendants' land to private residences is enforceable as a negative easement that runs with the land and binds successors with notice. Equity may compel compliance by injunction, and the plaintiffs, as owners of the dominant tenement, have standing to enforce the covenant. The covenant is not void as an unreasonable restraint of trade.