Siemens v. Meconi

Plaintiffs sued to quiet title to certain real property; the defendant filed an answer and cross-complaint setting up a cause of action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien upon the property; the defendant had judgment upon the cross-complaint for $223.40 with interest from date of the judgment.

The sole ground urged on the appeal from the judgment is that the defendant failed to plead and prove that he was a duly licensed contractor during the performance of the contract. Section 12 of the Contractor’s License Law, Leering’s General Laws, Act 1660 (Stats. 1929, p. 1591, as amended), as it read when…