People v. Selby Smelting and Lead Co.
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Solano County and from an order refusing a new trial. L. G-. Harrier, Judge presiding at trial; A. J. Buckles, Judge refusing new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Chickering & Gregory, P. W. Hall, Curtis H. Lindley, and Henry M. Hoyt 2d., for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
This is an action prosecuted in the name of the state by the district attorney of Solano County for the abatement of a nuisance. Judgment was in favor of the state. By it the defendant corporation was enjoined and restrained from permitting fumes from its smelting works to blow over and upon parts of Solano County. From this judgment and from an order denying its motion for a new trial defendant appeals.
The first question presented here relates to the jurisdiction of the superior court of Solano County over the cause of action. The prosecution was instituted under the authority of the statute…
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