Handy v. Beck

*655JOSEPH, J.,

Pro Tempore.

In this fraud action, plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered for the defendant after a trial to the court.

In 1970, plaintiffs’ predecessors in interest had a water well drilled by defendant, who operated a drilling business in an informal partnership with his sons. State regulations required that domestic water wells be cased to a depth of 18 feet and sealed. OAR 71-006; 71-008; 71.010. The defendant’s sons, who did the actual work, mostly without participation by the defendant, installed only eight and one-half feet of casing and an insufficient amount of sealing.…