Integrated Enterprises v. Kang
Contractor Integrated Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Integrated Artisan Builders, sued restaurant franchise owner Ying Kang (Kang), for damages incurred due to breach of contract and Kang cross-complained. The court awarded damages to Integrated Enterprises, Inc. and nothing to Kang. On appeal, Kang claims Integrated Enterprises, Inc. was entitled to nothing because it was unlicensed during the performance of the contract, the court erred in admitting into evidence an exhibit itemizing Integrated Enterprises, Inc.’s estimated damages, and the evidence did not support the damages award in any event.
Substantial evidence supports the trial court’s findings that the party who contracted with Kang was sole proprietor Paul Yakel (Yakel), doing business as Integrated Artisan Builders, and that Yakel was properly licensed at all times from the date of contract to the date of termination of contract. Yakel’s undisputed testimony shows that Integrated Enterprises, Inc. assumed the contract between Integrated Artisan Builders and Kang, and Kang has failed to show that Integrated Enterprises, Inc., having assumed that contract, cannot enforce it. We hold that to the extent of any error in the admission of the exhibit into evidence, the error was harmless error. However, we also hold that the trial court erred in awarding to Integrated Enterprises, Inc. an amount of damages exceeding the benefit of the bargain. Consequently, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
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