A private person may maintain an action for a public nuisance, if it is specially injurious to himself, but not otherwise.
Cal. Civ. Code § 3493
PUBLIC NUISANCES
Applied in 48 court decisions — leading case 36 Cal. 3d 830 - Carson v. Facilities Development Co. (1984)
Most recently applied in 7 Cal. 5th 391 - S. Cal. Gas Co. v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty.(In Re S. Cal. Gas Leak Cases) (May 2019)
Enacted 1872.
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