City of Milwaukee v. Milbrew, Inc.

The following opinion was filed April 7, 1942:

Fairchild, J.

Whether a nuisance exists and what remedies are provided for dealing with an existing nuisance raise questions which involve technical propositions of law and matters of public policy. It was said in Gilbert v. Showerman (1871), 23 Mich. 448, 456, a suit seeking to enjoin the operation of a mill as a private nuisance, that: “We cannot shut our eyes to the obvious truth that if the running of this mill can be enjoined, almost any manufactory in any of our cities can be enjoined upon similar reasons. Some resident must be incommoded or…