Coats v. Jones

WELLS, Judge.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the materials before the trial court showed conclusively that plaintiff was engaged in general contracting without a license and was for that reason barred from any recovery under his agreement with defendants. We answer the issue for plaintiff and against defendants, and reverse the judgment of the trial court.

At the time the agreement in dispute here was entered into, the statutory definition of a general contractor was as follows:

Sec. 87.1. "General contractor” defined; exemptions.

For the purpose of this Article, a “general…