J. W. Woolard Mechanical & Plumbing, Inc. v. Jones Development Corp.

367 S.E.2d 501 (1988)

J.W. WOOLARD MECHANICAL & PLUMBING, INC.

v.

JONES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, et al.

Record No. 850643.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 22, 1988.

John R. Walk (Barry A. Hackney, Hirschler, Fleischer, Weinberg, Cox & Allen, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

Stephen C. Conte (White, Blackburn & Conte, P.C., Richmond, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

RUSSELL, Justice.

In this appeal, an owner defended against a contractor's mechanic's lien suit on the ground that the contractor had failed to obtain a license from the State Board for Contractors as required by Code…