Jack owns the surface rights for Rocky Ridge Ranch,but does not own the subsurface rights.Ginny owns the subsurface rights.Rocky Ridge Ranch has a historic barn,which is damaged when Ginny is excavating minerals from the ranch.Who is most likely responsible for the damage to the barn?

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Since Ginny owns the subsurface rights and was excavating minerals, she is responsible for any damage caused during the excavation, including damage to the historic barn on Jack's surface rights. Jack is not responsible as he does not own the subsurface rights. Therefore, the most likely responsible party is Ginny.

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