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.
RSA 245:9
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).