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-278§ 4992. Assignees protected for acts done in good faith An assignee for the benefit of creditors is not to be held liable for his acts, done in good faith in the execution of the trust, merely for the reason that the assignment is afterward adjudged void. § 4993. Modification of assignment An assignment for the benefit of creditors which has been executed and recorded so as to transfer the property to the marshal, or a transfer by the marshal to the elected assignee or assignees which has been executed and recorded, cannot afterwards be modified or canceled by the parties without the consent of the assignor and of every creditor affected thereby. CHAPTER 117—NUISANCE 8UBCHAFTEB I—QENEBAL PBINOIFUCB

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5031. Nuisance defined. 5032. Public nuisance defined. 5033. Private nuisance defined. 5034. Acts under authority of law. 5085. Abatement does not preclude action. BUBCHAFTEB H—PXJBtlO NUISANCES

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Lapse of time does not legalize. Remedies against public nuisance. Information. Action by private person. Abatement by public body or officer. BUBCHAFTEB IH—^PBIVATE NUISANCES

5091. Remedies for private nuisance. Subchapter I—General Principles § 5031. Nuisance defined Anything is a nuisance which: (1) is injurious to health; or •: (2) is indecent or offensive to the senses; or (3) is an obstruction to the free use of property— ' 'so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property— or (4) unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of a navigable lake or river, bay, stream, canal, or basin, or a public park, square, street, or highway. § 5032. Public nuisance defined A public nuisance is one which affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or a considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal.