Gaines v. Eastern Pacific

Opinion

WOODS, P. J.

Appellant J. B. Gaines, a subcontractor, sued respondent Eastern Pacific, a contractor, for breach of contract. Eastern Pacific cross-complained for damages it allegedly incurred because the subcontractor did not perform properly, and the contractor was compelled to hire others to redo much of the work. The contractor was awarded judgment on the cross-complaint in the sum of approximately $158,000. The issue presented is whether the cross-complainant is barred from recovery because it did not have a contractor’s license at the time the contract was entered into.

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