Gary owns the surface rights for High Desert Ranch, which includes a house, a bunkhouse, and two barns. Ida owns the subsurface rights. When Ida drills for and extracts the oil beneath the ranch, the surface collapses and the structures are destroyed. Most likely responsible for the damage is
A) Ida.
B) Gary.
C) Ida and Gary in equal measure.
D) no one.

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Ida is most likely responsible for the damage because she owns the subsurface rights and her actions of drilling and extracting oil caused the surface to collapse, leading to the destruction of the structures.

Gary Owns the Surface Rights for High Desert Ranch, Which