Ronnie Mixon Drilling, Inc. v. MetFuel, Inc.

The issue presented is whether gas and oil well drilling operations are considered within the purview of § 34-8-1 et seq., Ala.Code 1975, so as to require businesses that perform such work to be licensed as “general contractors.” More specifically, the issue is whether Ronnie Mixon Drilling, Inc., (“Mixon Drilling”) is an unlicensed “general contractor” and therefore prohibited, as a matter of law, from maintaining an action in an Alabama court on its contracts.

I believe that the trial court correctly entered the summary judgment in favor of MetFuel, Inc., holding that, as a matter of law,…