Bennett v. Hayes

Opinion

THE COURT. *

Upon certification by the superior court, we ordered transfer of the appeal in this case, pursuant to section 911 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in order to settle an important question of law, to wit, whether an automobile repair dealer’s failure to give his customer a written estimate prior to repair of the customer’s automobile, as required by section 9884.9., subdivision (a), of the Business and Professions Code, bars any recovery for work performed. With certain additions and modifications, we have adopted the excellent opinion of the appellate department of the…