Legal Opinion
E.C. Ernst, Inc. v. County of Contra Costa
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 23, 1982No. C-82-0410-WWSPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER
SCHWARZER, District Judge.
This action arises out of the construction of defendant Contra Costa County’s detention facility on which plaintiff E.C. Ernst was the electrical contractor. Ernst has filed this action to recover some $88,000 allegedly due on its contract and $1.6 million as damages for alleged delays and cost overruns. County has moved for summary judgment on the ground that Cal.Bus. and Prof.Code Section 7031 bars the action. That section provides:
No person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a contractor, may bring or maintain any…
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