Brady v. Fulghum

EXUM, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this action for monies allegedly due under a contract for construction of a private dwelling. In affirming summary judgment for defendants, the Court of Appeals concluded that plaintiff, a general contractor, had not complied “substantially” with the statutory licensing requirements. See N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 87-1 to 87-15.2 (1981). We agree with the result reached by the Court of Appeals, but we reject the substantial compliance doctrine which that court has developed in earlier licensing cases and which formed the basis of its analysis in this case.

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