Title: Waite v. Burgess
Citation: 250 P.2d 919
Docket Number: 3707
State: Nevada
Issuer: Nevada Supreme Court
Date: December 1, 1952

250 P.2d 919 (1952) WAITE v. BURGESS No. 3707 Supreme Court of Nevada December 1, 1952. Rehearing Denied December 19, 1952. George E. Franklin, Jr., of Las Vegas, for Appellant. Hawkins, Cannon and Coulthard, of Las Vegas, for Respondent. EATHER, Justice. Howard Burgess, hereinafter called plaintiff, brought suit to recover the sum of $4,023.95 for work performed and materials furnished Vern R. Waite, hereinafter called defendant, in the construction of a dwelling house and garage in Las Vegas, Nevada. The amended complaint after the usual formal matters, alleged that on or between August 15, 1948, and December 31, 1948, at the special instance and request of defendant, plaintiff performed work, labor and services for the defendant in the construction of a dwelling house and garage, and also purchased materials and supplies to be used and which were used in said construction, and employed labor to work on said construction; that there now remains due and owing from the defendant to plaintiff on said materials, supplies and labor, the unpaid balance of $4,023.95. Appellant, defendant in the lower court, states that the entire basis of the appeal is the contention that respondent, plaintiff in the lower court, failed wholly and completely to comply with sec. 1474.32A, N.C.L. 1943-1949 Supp., and is therefore *920 prevented from bringing and maintaining the within action. That section deals with the necessity for holding a contractor's license. The action was tried without a jury and on February 29, 1952, judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. From that judgment this appeal is taken. The parties stipulated to waive oral argument and to submit the appeal on briefs, and it was so ordered. The appeal is upon the judgment roll alone so we do not have any evidence before us. Therefore it is necessary for us to be guided by the findings of fact and conclusions of law filed by the presiding judge in the lower court. The court found that the plaintiff was duly licensed by the Nevada state contractors board as a contractor and builder within the State of Nevada during and for the year 1948, said license being license No. 1937; that on and between August 16, 1948, and December 31, 1948, plaintiff performed work, labor and services for the defendant in and about the construction of a dwelling house and garage; that said services were performed by said plaintiff from August 16, 1948 to December 31, 1948; In our opinion the findings in this case are authorized by the pleadings and support the judgment rendered, since the appeal is on the judgment roll only. As was stated in Hunter v. Sutton, 45 Nev. 430, 439, 205 P. 785, 787: In Robison v. Mathis, 49 Nev. 35, 45, 234 P. 690, 693, and again in Bushard and Redfield v. Washoe County, 68 Nev. 222, 231, 236 P.2d 793, 797, the court stated: For the foregoing reasons the judgment of the trial court is affirmed and respondent is awarded his costs. BADT, C.J., and MERRILL, J., concur.