Niles v. Eldridge

VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] Joan Eldridge appealed from a district court judgment finding Lloyd Lester, Rex Niles, and Kyle Dragseth each own a 1/4 interest in a well on Eldridge’s property and an easement over the land affected by pipelines from the well to each of their houses. We affirm.

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[¶ 2] In 1981, Lloyd Lester, Herman Johnson, and Karl Langwald, who were contiguous land owners, agreed to dig an artesian well to supply water to all three properties. They agreed to share the costs of digging the well and running pipelines to all three homes. The well was dug on Herman Johnson’s…