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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 11 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from DeNina v. Bammel Forest Civic Club, Inc..

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1 DeNina v. Bammel Forest Civic Club, Inc. Anchor
texapp · 1986
green “restrictive covenants are to be strictly construed against those who seek to restrict the use of property, and all doubt must be resolved in favor of the free use of the property.” 4
2 Champlin Oil & Refining Company v. Chastain
tex · 1966
green “where there is a duty of finding out and knowing, negligent ignorance has the same effect in law as actual knowledge.” 4
3 In Re Egl Eagle Global Logistics, L.P.
texapp · 2002
green “must do equity and come to court with clean hands” 3

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