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4. The parties agree that the uwncr off' a mineral ri~t may gn ,fin ~.n.~! •,~w +!;• st~face
<br />. «,, a ~a::~s ,.:~ ~ constnect a ventilation shaft needed in the mineral
<br />extractiaa operation, anu 7iictt the rminaral right owner must reasaoably cxrmpeusate k$e land
<br />owner for auY property taken, rendered unusable, or far s'ut~;'.c.e ?st:~-,=•^~ ,.°.:•`~M~^ eta'
<br />u_i3YiG.~,;,-pelutions. Here, defendant's wnstructior- cad use oft!+a ve~+,tila!ien chaff resulted in
<br />y,a.icr~ uia"~UIbBIlCC tD platnttffs' pt'opertY•
<br />5. rue iiica~iiTa :;i '-~;;~s ordinarily applied to situations where damage is caused to
<br />rru'e ~ivyci~r ~~ ;.;.c~~ •• :..._° r°r1_cet value before and aRer the injury; i.e., the diulinu6'lon of
<br />value.
<br />6. An appropriate remedy for breach of contract is to order the speciSe pet£ormance of
<br />its terms and, if damages have resteltrel, to award actual dauoages.
<br />7. A trial court may award reasonable attarnry feed i£it ~+r..~,,;nps that an acfeon lacks
<br />substantial justificatior4 A claun lacks substantsal justifec,.aia'on if it is "substantially ftivnlous,
<br />substantially grotrmtaess, or substantially vexatiarrs".
<br />J(JDGMENT AND ORDER
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<br />ACCORDINGLY, based upon the foregoing Findings o£Fact and Conchesions afLaw,
<br />Judgment is entered in favor of I'laiutit£t, Yames Tatum and Alen. Tatum, and against $asin
<br />..Resource,, Inc., as hollows:
<br />_. i) Basin Resources, Inc. sleall forthwith aousµlt with, and ctroperate ~,jrw i'?~n`i`Fs,
<br />Jasncs Tafueu anti ~:,n, :arum, iu wiuyia~, :`.`.:: c,~:i:,.;• :.i.Y_::°".:ox- and use of tlxeir rxi:"~..~:. cf
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<br />.. judgment 8nd order.
<br />z) Judgment is entered in favor of tames Taxwtte and Ann Tatum, and against Basin
<br />Resources, Ina as Follows:
<br />a. Compensatory damage ~'^' t..~ of water fox four iaigating seasons in the
<br />amount of'TPIRTY-x"V4'O TXIOUSAh's7 DOf.Y AR5 (a32,000.dD).
<br />b. C,Om~eDSatOFy-~`' Fn,,. ~iiminrltittt~ of the value Of tltelr resideriGe as a
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