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URL: | http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/CodeOfAlabama /1975/6-5-121.htm |
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Title: | 6-5-121 |
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Body: | Section 6-5-121 Distinction between public and private nuisances; right of action generally. Nuisances are either public or private. A public nuisance is one which damages all persons who come within the sphere of its operation, though it may vary in its effects on individuals. A private nuisance is one limited in its injurious effects to one or a few individuals. Generally, a public nuisance gives no right of action to any individual, but must be abated by a process instituted in the name of the state. A private nuisance gives a right of action to the person injured. (Code 1907, §5196; Code 1923, §9274; Code 1940, T. 7, §1084.) |