Shelton v. Shrader

Robinson, Judge :

Defendants contracted to drill a well for plaintiff, at $1.05 per foot, and to find for him a sufficient supply of water. They drilled to the depth of 118 feet, and, believing that they had found a sufficient supply, moved their drilling machinery away, promising however to return and drill deeper if the supply of water was found not to be sufficient. The well proved wholly insufficient for plaintiff’s needs. Thereupon he sought defendants and requested them to return and drill deeper. They had sold their machinery and had quit the well drilling business. They referred him to…