MINDTAP BUSINESS LAW FOR MANN/ROBERTS S
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ISBN: 9781337094498
Author: Roberts
Publisher: IACCENGAGE
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Chapter 13, Problem 15CP
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Person B has entered a contract with person F to construct the house. By the time of negotiating the contract and at the time of constructing the house he was certified a s a general contractor. He gets builder’s license from the required state only after completing two-thirds of person B’s house.
To discuss: Whether person F is liable to person B.
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