Whyte v. Christensen

CROCKETT, Justice:

Plaintiffs, David Whyte and his sons, David B., Dan and Terry, brought suit to recover wages for construction work they performed on home of the defendants, the Deri Christensens. The principal ground of defense was that the plaintiff was acting as a contractor without a license and thus precluded from collecting.1 Defendants also counterclaimed for damages of $1,000 alleging failure to do the work in a proper and workmanlike manner. A jury found the issues in favor of the plaintiffs for wages in the sum of $1,599.60 and rejected defendants’ counterclaim. From a judgment…