Where the consequence of a nuisance about to be erected or commenced will be irreparable damage and such consequence is not merely possible but to a reasonable degree certain, an injunction may be issued to restrain the nuisance before it is completed.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2944; Code 1868, § 2951; Code 1873, § 3002; Code 1882, § 3002; Civil Code 1895, § 3863; Civil Code 1910, § 4459; Code 1933, § 72-204; Ga. L. 1980, p. 620, § 4.
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For note discussing the abatement of nonconforming uses as nuisances, see 10 Ga. St. B.J. 302 (1973).