21-10-9. Persons entitled to maintain civil action against nuisance--Injunction and damages recoverable.

The remedy by civil action against public nuisance may be maintained by any public body or officer authorized thereto by law or official duty, or by any private person if it is specially injurious to himself. Such remedy also may be used by any person whose property is injuriously affected or whose personal enjoyment is lessened by any nuisance public or private. In all such actions the nuisance may be enjoined, or ordered abated, and damages recovered in addition.

Source: CivC 1877, § 2056; CCivP 1877, § 651; CL 1887, §§ 4690, 5465; RCivC 1903, § 2402; RCCivP 1903, § 692; RC 1919, §§ 2075, 2873; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 37.4707.