Jeff Tracy, Inc. v. City of Pico Rivera

Filed 8/18/15; pub order 9/15/15 (see end of opn.)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

JEFF TRACY, INC., B258563

(c/w B258648) Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County v. Super. Ct. No. VC063151)

CITY OF PICO RIVERA,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Thomas I. McKnew, Jr., Judge. Reversed.

John L. Dodd & Associates, John L. Dodd, Benjamin Ekenes; and Darryl J. Paul for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Call & Jensen, Wayne W. Call and Todd C. Bouton for Defendant and Respondent.

_________________________ This appeal follows a bench trial in which the trial court found that a general contractor, appellant Jeff Tracy, Inc. doing business as Land Forms Construction (Land Forms), did not have a valid license while performing work on a project for respondent City of Pico Rivera (the City). The court thus ordered Land Forms to disgorge all compensation paid to it by the City—the amount of $5,487,370.05. Land Forms contends the judgment must be reversed because the trial court improperly…