Borg v. Downing

The following opinion was filed March 31, 1936:

Fritz, J.

In commencing this action, plaintiff, in his complaint, alleged a cause of action to recover damages from the defendant for his breach of contract to drill a well for plaintiff, by defendant’s failure to use usual and ordinary principles of engineering, and to perform his work and complete the well in a workmanlike manner. Defendant admitted constructing the well pursuant to a written contract, but denied that he had failed to properly perform the contract; and he counterclaimed to recover, on quantum meruit, for special services and…