Boris Churyk Water Well Drilling Co. v. Genovese

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for services that it allegedly rendered the defendants in drilling an artesian well on their property. The case was referred to a state referee who heard the evidence and submitted a report. In the report the referee concluded that the plaintiff had substantially complied with his agreement to drill an artesian well on the defendants’ property and he recommended that the plaintiff be awarded $3150 in damages. After a hearing on the defendants’ motion objecting to the plaintiff’s motion for judgment on the referee’s report, the court…