Statutes > Iowa Statutes > Title 11 - Natural Resources > Subtitle 1 - Control of Environment > CHAPTER 458A - OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS > 458A.23 - ACTION TO OBTAIN RELEASE -- DAMAGES, COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES -- ATTACHMENT.

458A.23 - ACTION TO OBTAIN RELEASE -- DAMAGES, COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES -- ATTACHMENT.

        458A.23  ACTION TO OBTAIN RELEASE -- DAMAGES, COSTS      AND ATTORNEY'S 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's 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.
         Section History: Early Form
         [C39, § 1360.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 84.7; C66, 71, 73, 75,      77, 79, 81, § 84.23]
         Section History: Recent Form
         C93, § 458A.23