Legal Opinion
Moore v. Breeden
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 10, 1968No. Record 6710PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGordon, J.
Roger O. Moore brought this action to recover $285,850 from I. J. Breeden under a contract for the construction of houses and apartments in the Deer Park subdivision in Prince William County. Bree den filed a special plea asserting that because Moore was not a licensed contractor as required by Code § 54-128, his right to recover was barred by Code § 54-142. After hearing evidence the court sustained the plea and dismissed Moore’s motion for judgment.
Moore does not contend that he had the license required by Code § 54-128 when the contract was made. So we have one issue to decide, whether…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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