Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 41-1-2. Classes of Nuisances; Public and Private Nuisances Defined

Nuisances are either public or private. A public nuisance is one which damages all persons who come within the sphere of its operation, though it may vary in its effects on individuals. A private nuisance is one limited in its injurious effects to one or a few individuals.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2939; Code 1868, § 2946; Code 1873, § 2997; Code 1882, § 2997; Civil Code 1895, § 3858; Civil Code 1910, § 4454; Code 1933, § 72-102.
Cross references.
When infraction of public duty gives cause of action to individual, § 51-1-7.
Law reviews.
For article discussing federal liability for pollution abatement in condemnation actions, see 17 Mercer L. Rev. 364 (1966).
For note, “Town of Fort Oglethorpe v. Phillips: A Clarification of Georgia’s Public Nuisance Law?,” see 5 Ga. St. B.J. 474 (1969).
For note discussing the abatement of nonconforming uses as nuisances, see 10 Ga. St. B.J. 302 (1973).
For article discussing Georgia’s practice of exposing municipalities to tort liability through the use of nuisance law, see 12 Ga. St. B. J. 11 (1975).
For annual survey of local government law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 289 (2005) and 58 Mercer L. Rev. 267 (2006).

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