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Public nuisance not legalized by lapse of time

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SD Code › Title 21 › Chapter 10 › Section 21-10-4

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No lapse of time can legalize a public nuisance, amounting to an actual obstruction of public right.

Source: CivC 1877, § 2053; CL 1887, § 4687; RCivC 1903, § 2399; RC 1919, § 2072; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4704.

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