WOOD v. KRENZ

Civ. No. 11,128.

392 N.W.2d 395 (1986)

Ruth Parker WOOD, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Darwin KRENZ, Arma Geophysical Company, a corporation of Casper, Wyoming, Petty-Ray Geophysical, a division of Geosource, Inc., a corporation of Houston, Texas, Petroleum Geophysical Corporation of Englewood, Colorado, and Seis-Pros, Inc., a corporation of Houston, Texas, Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

August 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris P. Kenner of Kenner Law Firm, Minot, for plaintiff and appellee.

Fred E. Whisenand of McIntee & Whisenand, Williston, for defendant and appellant Darwin Krenz.

Donald L. Peterson of McGee, Hankla, Backes & Wheeler, Minot, for defendants and appellants Arma Geophysical Co., Petroleum Geophysical Corp., and Seis-Pros, Inc.

Gary D. Ramsey of Greenwood, Greenwood & Greenwood, Dickinson, for defendant and appellant Petty-Ray Geophysical.


VANDE WALLE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding damages to Ruth Parker Wood for seismographic activities on her land. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Wood owns land in Williams County. From 1966 to 1983, Wood leased approximately 5,000 surface acres to Darwin Krenz for agricultural purposes. All oil and gas rights and mineral rights were reserved to Wood and others who held interests in those rights.

During 1979, 1980, and 1981...

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