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Nuisance: Public

Public nuisance affects rights of the community; private plaintiffs must show special harm.

Authority: Restatement (Second) of Torts § 821BEncyclopedia entry

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Representative cases

In re Request for Jurisdictional Opinion re: Changes in Physical Structure and Use at Burlington International Airport for F-35A 198 Vt. 510 · Supreme Court of Vermont
Hopi Tribe v. Ariz. Snowbowl Resort Ltd. P'ship 430 P.3d 362 · Arizona Supreme Court
Fisk v. Redding 337 Conn. 361 · Supreme Court of Connecticut

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