Liability to others with interests in common reservoir or deposit

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LA Code › Code revised-statutes › Title 31 › Section 10

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A person with rights in a common reservoir or deposit of minerals may not make works, operate, or otherwise use his rights so as to deprive another intentionally or negligently of the liberty of enjoying his rights, or that may intentionally or negligently cause damage to him. This Article and Article 9 shall not affect the right of a landowner to extract liquid or gaseous minerals in accordance with the principle of Article 8.

Acts 1974, No. 50, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.

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