W & N Construction Co. v. Williams

Waller, Justice:

On appeal is an order of the master-in-equity holding that an unlicensed general contractor may not bring an action to enforce a construction contract in excess of $30,000.00.1 We affirm.

FACTS

W & N Construction Company, an unlicensed general contractor,2 contracted to perform approximately $60,000.00 worth of commercial work at respondents’ building in Seneca. After completion, W & N brought this mechanics lien action to collect an unpaid balance of $30,481.89. The master granted respondents summary judgment finding the contract illegal and unenforceable as W & N was not a…