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bCr'C i civ u, . _.~ ~ ~u'•. ~ i rvl.UHt~ ~1lL. nab 'i' `~/JbC JCCU7k] i U: JO.JCJ~:.1J f7 ~(],~C: `b <br />qtr-~ ~-zuuu wtu u i : s i rn nun rr;nR r~wtrc ~tuq~ : ex nu. 1406 4y ( 323 F. C7 <br />i <br />4. The parties agree that the owner of a mineral right may go upon and use the surface <br />land overlaying the mineral right to construct a ventilation shaft needed in tl:e miners! <br />extraction operation, and that the mineral ri~,ht owner must reasonably compensate the land <br />owner for any property taken, rendered unusable, or for surface disturbance resulting from <br />tttirring operations: Here, defendant's cnnatructinn and use ofthe ventilation shaft resulted in <br />surface disntrbance to plaintiffs' property. <br />5. The measure ofdamaRes ordinarily applied to situations where damage is caused to <br />teal properry of another is the market value before and altar the ir{jury; i.e., the diminution of <br />value. <br />6. An appropriate remedy for breach of contract is to order the specific pcrfotYnaaco of <br />its terms end, if damages have insulted, to award actual .damages. <br />7. Atrial court may award reasonable attorney fees if it detenainea that an action lacks <br />substantial justification. A claim lacks substantial justification if it is "substantially frivolous, <br />substantially groundless. or substantially vexatious". <br />ACCORDINGLY, bused upon the foregoing bindings of Fect and Conclusions of Law, <br />Judgment is rntored in favor of Plsirrtiffs, ]amen ?atura and Ann Tatum, and agairLat Aasin <br />1Losources, Inc., as follows: <br />1) $asin Resources, Inc. attall forthwith consult with, and cooperate with Plaintiffs, <br />James Tatum sad Aaa Tatum, to complete the orderly application and use of their exchange of <br />Maxwell Ditch water, inelttding cammuntcatton with approprinto surtc wator o$'icials of this <br />judgment and order. <br />2) Iudgment is encored in favor of James Tatum and Ana Tatum, and against Basin <br />Reaourcea, Inc. as follows: <br />a. Compensatory damages for lose of water for four irrigating seasons in the <br />amount ofTHIRTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS (532,000.00). <br />b. Compensamry damages for diminution of the value of their n;sidence as a <br />roeult of subsidence damage, FaRTY-RiCiHT THOUSAND DOLLARS ($48.000.00). <br />