2019 Iowa Code
Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS
Section 458A.23 - Action to obtain release — damages, costs and attorney fees — attachment.

Universal Citation: IA Code § 458A.23 (2019)

458A.23 Action to obtain release — damages, costs and attorney fees — attachment.

Should the owner of such lease neglect or refuse to execute a release as provided by this chapter, or contend lease is in full force and effect, then the owner of the leased premises may sue in any court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such release, and may also recover in such action the sum of one hundred dollars as damages, and all costs, together with a reasonable attorney fee for preparing and prosecuting the suit, and may also recover any additional damages that the evidence in the case will warrant. In all such actions, writs of attachment may issue as in other cases.

[C39, §1360.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §84.7; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.23]

C93, §458A.23

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