Weldon v. Crooks

Defendant contracted with plaintiff to drill for him a water well on his premises in the Village of Kingsville, in Rapides Parish. The contract was oral and, as so often happens, there is material difference between the parties as regards the exact obligations defendant assumed thereunder. Plaintiff contends that defendant guaranteed to bring in a well of good water, sufficient in volume to meet his needs and purposes, which were well known to defendant, even though he had to drill to a depth of 65 feet to do so. Defendant denies that he made such a guarantee and asserts that he agreed only…