Orr v. Forde

The complaint contains two counts. In the first it is alleged that, pursuant to the terms of a contract between the parties, “plaintiff drilled a well to the depth of 940 feet, and that said well was drilled in a proper and skillful manner and was fully completed; . . . that said well . . . was received and accepted by said defendant”; that the defendant became indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $400 “for the moving of the well-rigging rig onto said property” and in the further sum of $367.50 “for the perforating and finishing up of said well.” In the second count it is alleged that the…