Daniels v. McDaniels

Plaintiff bored a well for defendant for which the* latter refused to pay, whereupon this action was instituted by 'filing a petition in two counts; the first on a specific contract for the work under certain conditions and for a certain price and the second on a quantum meruit. The judgment in the trial court was for the plaintiff on the latter count.

There was evidence in plaintiff’s behalf that he made a contract with defendant’s father for boring a well on defendant’s farm and at the same time contracted with the father for boring a well on the latter’s farm nearby: There was evidence…