If from any cause the corporation does not obtain the deeds provided for in RSA 245:8, it may apply by petition to the department of transportation to appraise the damages occasioned to the owners of such lands by the railroad.
Source. 1844, 128:5. CS 150:10. GS 146:10. GL 160:10. PS 158:9. 1913, 49:1. PL 248:9. RL 298:9. 1951, 203:1. RSA 372:9. 1985, 402:6, I(e)(5). 2024, 33:3, eff. July 1, 2024. RSA 245:9.