Currin & Currin Construction, Inc. v. Lingerfelt

HUNTER, Judge.

Currin & Currin Construction, Inc. (“plaintiff’) appeals from summary judgment entered in favor of James Eric Lingerfelt (“defendant James”) and Jana Carole Lingerfelt (collectively “defendants”). We affirm since plaintiff is barred from recovering on the construction contract entered into by the parties because plaintiff did not have a valid general contractor’s license at the time the contract was formed.

In May of 1999, Durane Currin (“Currin”), President of plaintiff, orally agreed that plaintiff would construct a house for defendants on a “cost plus” basis. In a letter dated…