Spafford v. Kieffer

The defendant purchased a parcel of land in Castle-ton, Vermont about October 1960 with the view of establishing a mobile home park thereon. At the request of the defendant, plaintiff, Norman R. Spafford drilled a well on this property in 1961 to the depth of 510 feet for which he was fully paid by the defendant. This well produced only three gallons of water per minute.

The water supply from the 1961 well proved to be inadequate. In January 1964 the defendant engaged Mr. Spafford to drill another well on this land at the agreed cost of $7.00 per foot, as evidenced by a contract signed by the…