Fulton v. Rice

VAUGHN, Judge.

The sole question raised on appeal is whether the defendant by entering into the instant contract became a general contractor within the meaning of G.S. 87-1 and was thus barred from recovery on his counterclaim because of his failure to have the license required by Chapter 87 of the General Statutes.

The statute in effect at the time of the institution of this suit defined a “general contractor” as

“ . . . one who for a fixed price, commission, fee or wage, undertakes to bid upon or to construct any building, highway, sewer main, grading or any improvement or structure where the…