Bowers v. Howell

Beasley, Judge.

Plaintiff, Alton Howell, brought this suit for $10,825 to foreclose a materialman’s lien on Ted and Sharon Bowers’ property, arising from his performance of a contract under which he made renovations and additions to their home. Following the return of a jury verdict in plaintiff’s favor for $8,400 defendants appeal the trial court’s denial of their motions for directed verdict, jnov, and new trial. They contend that the parties’ contract is void and unenforceable in its entirety, in that plaintiff, who did electrical and plumbing work, had neither a plumbing nor an electrical…