North Carolina § 74-32 - Liability for damage for trespass.
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§ 74-32. Liability for damage for trespass.
If any owner or person in possession of any mine or mining claim shall enter upon, either on the surface or underground, any mine or mining claim, the property of another, and shall mine or carry away any valuable mineral therefrom, he shall be liable to the owner of the mine so trespassed upon for double the value of all such mineral mined or carried away and for all other damages; and the value of the mineral mined or carried away shall be presumed to be the amount of the gross value ascertained by an average assay of the excavated material or vein or ledge from which it was taken. If such trespass is wrongfully and willfully made, punitive damages may be allowed. History (1913, c. 51, s. 1; C.S., s. 6927.) Legal Periodicals. - For article on remedies for trespass to land in North Carolina, see 47 N.C.L. Rev. 334 (1969).
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 74-32 ("Liability for damage for trespass.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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