Spur Industries, Inc. v. Del E. Webb Development Co.
Supreme Court of Arizona
494 P.2d 700 (1972)
Relevant factsFree
Webb (plaintiff) developed a retirement community on land purchased adjacent to Spur's (defendant) pre-existing cattle-feeding operation, whose manure attracted flies and produced pungent odors affecting numerous new homes; the trial court found Spur's operation a public nuisance and enjoined it without addressing compensation.
IssueFree
Whether, when the public develops land in the vicinity of a public nuisance, the action creating the nuisance must be ceased by the party responsible for its creation.