California Court of Appeal

In suit by contractor to recover compensation for work requiring a contractor's license, grant of nonsuit on defendant contractor's cross-complaint against plaintiff developer is affirmed as a defendant's answer containing a general denial of the material allegations of the contractor's claim is sufficient to controvert the contractor's allegation of licensure, and thus invokes the requirement of Business and Professions Code section 7031(d) that the contractor prove licensure by producing a verified certificate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/23/2007
• Published 07/23/2007

Judges

• WILLHITE, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Law Office of Henry E. Guzman and Henry E. Guzman for Defendant, Cross-complainant, and Appellant., Howard Goodman, Tarzana, for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant, and Respondent.