Utah Court Vacates Ruling That Studio Waived Defense Over Contractor’s License

Mealey's (January 7, 2021, 8:39 AM EST) -- SALT LAKE CITY —  A Utah appeals court addressed what it called a matter of first impression in a Dec. 24 decision that vacated a ruling awarding summary judgment in favor of a contractor accused of defective construction of a yoga studio on the ground that the studio and its owner waived an affirmative defense about the contractor’s lack of a license at the time the work began, finding that the trial court should determine if a common-law exception to the nonrecovery provision of the state’s licensure statute is appliable....

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