Clutter Construction Corp. v. Baker Bros.’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 4 state decisions

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1. “we must and do assume that the members of the State Legislature in framing and enacting such legislation have done so with the intention that the laws will operate fairly as to all of the economic groups involved, as well as to the general public. Accordingly, in construing the said provisions of Sec. 255.05, we assume that the Legislature in enacting them intended to provide a procedure that would protect the materialman and subcontractor, as well as the general contractor, the owner, and the public.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 585 So. 2d 382 - Burke Co. v. Bruce M. Ross Co.

2. “a materialman would hesitate to furnish materials on credit to any subcontractor on a public project for fear that they might be used in repair work and that he might thus lose his lien,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 527 So. 2d 257 - Harvesters Group, Inc. v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp.

3. “there was nothing to alert the [materialman] to the possibility that it would not have the statutory 90-day period within which to notify [the contractor] if payment were not made.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 527 So. 2d 257 - Harvesters Group, Inc. v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp.