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Home » US Law » 2021 New Mexico Statutes » Chapter 69 - Mines » Article 3 - Mining Locations and Operations » Section 69-3-29 – [Terminating lease without notice; liability in damages; forfeiture of lease.]

The lessor and the mine upon which any lease is terminated without such thirty days’ notice, shall be liable to the lessee for all damages resulting from such termination: provided, that nothing in this or the preceding section [69-3-28 NMSA 1978] shall prevent the forfeiture and termination of any such lease without such notice when the lessee is working the leased ground in such manner as to damage the property.

History: Laws 1891, ch. 73, § 2; C.L. 1897, § 2359; Code 1915, § 3520; C.S. 1929, § 88-707; 1941 Comp., § 67-223; 1953 Comp., § 63-2-23.