Hattiesburg Plumbing Co. v. Carmichael & Co.
Citations
- 80 Miss. 66
Syllabus
<p>Evidence. Artesian well. Meaning of term. Parol evidence.</p> <p>The word “artesian,” when applied to a well, indicates in its primary sense a well from which the water flows naturally, and in its secondary sense one from which the water is made to flow by artificial means, and being a term of equivocal significance when standing unexplained in a contract, and parol evidence is admissible to show what meaning it was intended to have by the parties to the contract.</p>
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