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WESTERN WELL DRILLING CO. v. UNITED STATES

No. 26981.

96 F.Supp. 377 (1951)

WESTERN WELL DRILLING CO., Limited, v. UNITED STATES.

United States District Court. N. D. California, S. D.

March 14, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beresford & Webster, San Jose, Cal., for plaintiff.

Frank J. Hennessy, U. S. Atty., Reynold H. Colvin, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant.

HARRIS, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Western Well Drilling Company, entered into a contract with defendant, United States, in 1940 for the drilling of a water well at Hill Field, Utah. Because of rock formations encountered at a depth somewhat in excess of 500 feet, plaintiff failed to complete the well begun at the initial site. In a second attempt at a location selected by defendant United States, plaintiff again encountered rock and failed to reach water at the approximate...

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