City of Fargo v. Salsman

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Robert E. Salsman appeals from a judgment ordering him to immediately abate a nuisance on his property by removing and disposing of “all trash, rubbish, junk and junk automobiles” and permanently enjoining him from maintaining a nuisance on the property. We conclude the district court did not err in ruling the City of Fargo had the authority to bring this action and there was a nuisance on Salsman’s property, and Salsman’s statutory and constitutional rights were not violated by Fargo’s action. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] Since 1976, Salsman has owned a 50-foot by 140-foot lot…