Helms v. Dawkins

HEDRICK, Judge.

Plaintiff assigns as error summary judgment entered for defendants.

It is well settled in North Carolina that a general contractor within the meaning of G.S. 87-1 who has no license or who constructs a project the value of which exceeds the amount of his license may not recover for the owner’s breach of the contract, or for the value of the work and services furnished or materials supplied under the contract on the theory of unjust enrichment. Builders Supply v. Midyette, 274 N.C. 264, 162 S.E. 2d 507 (1968); Furniture Mart v. Burns, 31 N.C. App. 626, 230 S.E. 2d 609 (1976);…