Nothing in this part shall be construed to diminish in any way the common law remedies, including damages, of a surface owner or any other person against the oil and gas developer for the unreasonable, negligent or otherwise wrongful exercise of the contractual right, whether express or implied, to use the surface of the land for the benefit of the developer's interest.
Common law remedies preserved
Tenn. Code Ann. § 60-1-608, under Oil and Gas Surface Owners Compensation.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 60-1-608