PACIFIC CAISSON & SHORING, INC v. BERNARDS BROS. INC
<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-1698443-1"; urchinTracker(); </script> <html > <head> <title>PACIFIC CAISSON & SHORING, INC </title> </head> <body> <div> <br/><b >PACIFIC CAISSON & SHORING, INC v. BERNARDS BROS. INC</b> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/>Filed 3/3/11 <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/><b >CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION</b> <br/><b > </b> <br/>IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA <br/> <br/>SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT <br/> <br/>DIVISION THREE <br/> <br/> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td width=319 valign=top > <br/>PACIFIC CAISSON & SHORING, INC., <br/> <br/> Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant, <br/> <br/> v. <br/> <br/>BERNARDS BROS. INC., <br/> <br/> Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent. <br/><b > </b> </td> <td width=319 valign=top > <br/> B219199 <br/> <br/> (Los Angeles County <br/> Super. Ct. No. BC343834) <br/><b > </b> </td> </tr> </table> <br/> <br/> <br/> APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of <a href="http://www.adrservices.org/neutrals/frederick-mandabach.php">Los Angeles County,</a> John T. Shook, Judge. Reversed and remanded. <br/> Law Offices of Arthur Jarvis Cohen and Arthur Jarvis Cohen for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant. <br/> Law Offices of Ted R. Gropman and Ted R. Gropman; Benedon & Serlin, Douglas G. Benedon and Gerald M. Serlin for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent. <br/> <br/>INTRODUCTION <br/> Subcontrator Pacific Caisson & Shoring, Inc. (Pacific) sued its general contractor Bernards Bros. Inc. (Bernards) seeking payment for work performed under Pacific's subcontract. The trial court granted Bernards' motion for judgment, ruling, because Pacific did not maintain a Class C‑12 specialty license, that it was not â€