Wiltcher v. Bradley

OPINION

SANDERS, Justice.

The Plaintiffs have appealed from a chancery decree allowing an unlicensed contractor a recovery on a counterclaim.

In August, 1983, Plaintiffs-Appellants, James R. Wiltcher and Patsy Wiltcher, entered into a “cost-plus” oral contract with the Defendant-Appellee, John C. Bradley, d/b/a J.C. Bradley Construction Co., to make extensive repairs and remodeling of their home and to construct a three-car garage with an overhead apartment. Bradley proceeded with the construction work and submitted bills to the Plaintiffs periodically for materials and labor plus 15% for profit…