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60 Mass. 80

Commonwealth v. Smith

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 15, 1850

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1850-10-15

<p>It is no offence against the law, to utter loud cries and exclamations in the public streets, to the great disturbance of divers citizens; such acts, if an offence at all, constitute a nuisance, and must be alleged to be to the great damage and com mon nuisance of all the citizens.</p>

Decided 1850-10-15

Dewey, J.

¶1The judgment in this case must be arrested. No offence is technically charged in this complaint. The “ disturbance of divers citizens ” by noises in the public streets is not a proper setting out of the offence here intended to be charged. If the acts done by the parties constitute any criminal offence, it is that of a nuisance. As such it ought to have been alleged, that the noises made by the defendants were to the great damage and common nuisance of all the citizens of the commonwealth, there inhabiting, being, and residing, &c

¶2 Judgment an ested.

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