Harrison v. Ellis

OPINION

BIRDSALL, Presiding Judge.

This appeal is from an order of the trial court denying William Harrison an amount from the Contractors’ Recovery Fund, an entity created by statute, A.R.S. §§ 32-1131 through 1140 (Supp.Pamph.1984). The facts concerning the complaint are straightforward; Harrison contracted with James Ellis, doing business as Jim Ellis Designer-Builder, for the construction of a home for Harrison. Difficulties in Ellis’s performance on the contract became manifest, and at a time when Harrison had completely performed on the contract by paying the full price for the home,…