§ 6-5-120 Defined
§ 6-5-121 Distinction between public and private nuisances; right of action generally
§ 6-5-122 Public nuisances – Abatement or enjoining by municipalities
§ 6-5-123 Public nuisances – Special damage to individual
§ 6-5-124 Right of action for private nuisance
§ 6-5-125 Injunction before completion
§ 6-5-126 Rights and responsibilities of alienees for continuance
§ 6-5-127 Nuisance exceptions; right of action for pollution of waters, etc.; relation to municipal ordinances

Terms Used In Alabama Code > Title 6 > Chapter 5 > Article 9 > Division 1 - General Provisions

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1