Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 60-908

  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

A private party may enjoin the continuance of a common nuisance affecting his or her personal rights, and in addition thereto, an injunction may be granted in the name of the state to suppress the keeping or maintenance thereof. The petition may be verified on information and belief, and such an action may be brought either by the attorney general, or by a county attorney for enjoining such a nuisance within his or her county, or by a city attorney for enjoining such a nuisance within his or her city.