Blevins v. Barry-Lawrence County Association for Retarded Citizens

The Barry-Lawrence County Association for Retarded Citizens (defendant) planned to operate a home for eight unrelated mentally disabled residents on a lot covered by a covenant restricting use to residential purposes and buildings to single or double-family dwellings. Neighboring landowners the Blevins (plaintiffs) sued to enjoin the group home as a covenant violation, and the circuit court agreed and enjoined the Association; the Association appealed.