Hall v. Galey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

Plaintiffs brought this action for damages for ruining a well which furnished the principal supply of water for their farm.

It appears that for some years past plaintiffs have owned a farm of 280 acres in Wilson county. The farm is well improved with farm buildings conveniently located near the well. The usual activities of agriculture, dairying, gardening and poultry raising have hitherto been successfully conducted on the farm. Until its destruction this well contained a never-failing supply of good water, suitable and used for plaintiffs’…