Bowers v. Howell

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• explaining that despite failure of defendants to raise illegality as a defense in their answer, the issue was not waived because evidence of the plaintiff-contractor’s lack of certain licences was introduced without objection during trial
• affirmative defense was not waived because plaintiff failed to object to introduction of the defense at trial
• A litigant who seeks “to recover upon a contract permitted to be entered into only by persons holding licenses issued as a regulatory measure” in the interest of the public must prove “that he holds such a license and held such license at the time the contract was entered into.”

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