Hibbard v. Wilson

The plaintiff herein declared, in a petition filed in the district court of Stanton county, that on or about May 1, 1892, he entered into a verbal agreement with the defendant by which the plaintiff became bound to drill and *437complete a two and one-half inch tubular well on the farm of defendant, from which could be obtained a plentiful supply of water, to furnish all necessary material, perform all labor, and pay all expenses, of any nature whatsoever, incurred in and about the drilling and completion of the well; that the agreement did not specify, the depth to which the well should be…