§ 64-1067. Lessee liable to surface holder for damages.

Any person, firm or corporation leasing under the provisions of this article and operating for oil and gas shall be liable to the surface owner, the lessee or purchaser for all damages or loss accruing to the surface interest in said land and to all crops and improvements thereupon and appurtenances and hereditaments thereunto belonging, whether said land be agricultural, timber, grazing or otherwise.

R.L. 1910, § 7200.  Renumbered from § 287 of this title by Laws 2010, c. 41, § 119, emerg. eff. April 2, 2010.