Sholberg v. Truman

The issue in this case is whether title owners of real property may be held liable for a public *4nuisance that arose from that property, where someone other than the title owners is in possession of the property, is exercising control over the property, and is the one who created the alleged nuisance. We hold that title owners of the real property cannot be held liable for a public nuisance under such circumstances. Therefore, we reverse that portion of the Court of Appeals’ judgment that held to the contrary and reinstate the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motion for summary…