Legal Opinion
WSS Industrial Construction, Inc. v. Great West Contractors, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 28, 2008No. B191662PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COOPER, P. J.
SUMMARY
A corporate subcontractor sued a general contractor to recover for work performed under a construction services agreement. At trial, the general contractor and its surety moved for nonsuit arguing the subcontractor was barred by the Contractors’ State License Law, Business and Professions Code section 7000 et seq. (the CSLL), from maintaining any action for recovery because the subcontractor was not properly licensed at all times during its performance of the contract. The trial court disagreed. It concluded the corporation’s president held a valid individual…
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