Legal Question in Construction Law in California

This is a sticky situation...

I am an Interior Designer and I had a client who wanted to do some light construction on her home. She installed new crown molding and baseboards. During the process she decided that the amount of crown she had ordered wasnt enough and told the contractor to order more. This doubled the order. When the bill came she was livid and refused to pay. Now the contractor is holding deposits she gave him for a cabinet he is building until he recieves his money for the additional molding. She says she is going to sue him. They have no formal contract between them. Only I have a signed contract with her for the original molding. Who is liable? Who will most likely win in a law suit?


Asked on 9/13/07, 11:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

Re: This is a sticky situation...

Without delving into the whole picture here, let me just say that contractors - licensed or not - who enter into home-improvement deals with homeowners without putting all the terms into writing are not going to get much sympathy from a judge.

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Answered on 9/13/07, 11:52 pm


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