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.
Related cases
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Bravo Enterprises, Inc.237 A.2d 342 (1968)State ex rel. Haman v. Fox594 P.2d 1093 (1979)Nicholson v. Connecticut Half-Way House, Inc.218 A.2d 383 (1966)Marty v. State of Idaho786 P.2d 524 (1989)H & F Land, Inc. v. Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial District763 So.2d 1167 (1999)