Section 69-3-29 - Terminating lease without notice; liability in damages; forfeiture of lease.

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.