People v. Lim
Supreme Court of California
18 Cal. 2d 872 (1941)
Relevant factsFree
A county district attorney sought a preliminary injunction against an ongoing illegal gambling operation, alleging it was a public nuisance encouraging idle habits, disturbing the peace, and corrupting public morals, and arguing criminal prosecution had proven ineffective, though the gambling operation was recognized as a nuisance only at common law, not under any California statute.
IssueFree
Whether a court may impose an injunction to restrain a purely common-law public nuisance.