Jarrett v. E. L. Harper & Son, Inc.

235 S.E.2d 362 (1977)

Kenneth JARRETT and Fonda Jarrett

v.

E. L. HARPER & SON, INC., a corp.

No. 13726.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

June 7, 1977.

Goodwin, Goodwin, Bryan & Lobert, Stephen P. Goodwin, Ripley, for appellants.

Earley, Bailey & Pfalzgraf, John S. Bailey, Jr., Parkersburg, for appellee.

HARSHBARGER, Justice:

Kenneth and Fonda Jarrett's water well on their Jackson County, West Virginia property was destroyed by Harper & Sons, Inc., a contractor building a sewer for a public service district. The Jarretts were without water for five weeks, when a new well was completed.

They…