A public nuisance is one which affects equally the rights of an entire community or neighborhood, although the extent of the damage may be unequal.
RCW 7.48.130
Public nuisance defined.
Applied in 23 court decisions — leading case 41 Wash. App. 343 - Hostetler v. Ward (1985)
Most recently applied in 1 Wash. 3d 925 - Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Olympic Game Farm, Inc. (August 2023)
Code 1881 s 1236; 1875 p 79 s 2; RRS s 9912.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.