Legal Opinion
Sisson v. Ragland
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 29, 1988No. 87-250PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
David Newbern, Justice.
This action was dismissed by the trial court on the basis of the statute, now codified as Ark. Code Ann. § 17-22-103 (Supp. 1987), which prohibits the bringing of an action by an unlicensed contractor to enforce a contract to construct a building, other than a single family dwelling, for $20,000 or more. We reverse and remand the case because the dismissal motion was untimely and was entertained by the court despite an objection on that ground.
The appellant makes two arguments on appeal alternative to his point on the untimeliness of the dismissal motion. First, he…
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