Act as if you have a contract, and you shall have one

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Abstract: In construction disputes, courts tend to disfavor litigants who have proceeded with a project, providing labor and materials and receiving payment as though a contract had been signed, and then come into court and argue that some technicality in the paperwork means there was no contract covering their participation. This article discusses a case involving just such a situation that arose recently in Washington, D.C.