Jackson v. Creswell
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Sr-ott District Court. — Hon. C. M. Waterman, Judge. Action to recover upon a contract for drilling a well, and to establish a mechanic’s lien.
1Opinion of the CourtKinne, J.
I. Plaintiff claims that he entered into a verbal contract with defendant Creswell, whereby he was to drill a well upon her farm. He was to begin in the bottom of an old stock well, and drill a well which should furnish plenty of water, free from sand or other sediment. He was to pipe said well to the rock with five-inch gas pipe, and carry said tubing to the top of the old stock well. The defendant was to pay plaintiff for his services two dollars per foot for the drilled well and one dollar per foot for the tubing plaiced in the old stock well, and was to board and keep plaintiff, his team,…
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- Andriola v. MilliganNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1948
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