Diona v. Lomenzo’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““* ° * are of legitimate concern to government. The State has power to enact laws safeguarding its peace and security, including laws prohibiting discrimination [citation]. Knowledgeable violation of state law and policy is a factor which properly may be considered by the licensing authority, an agency of government, in determining untrustworthiness. The State also has power to require licensing of brokers [citation] and to establish reasonable conditions for the maintenance of such license. The purpose 000 in the licensing of brokers and salesmen is ‘to assure by means of licensing competency and the observance of professional conduct on the part of real estate brokers and salesmen’ [citation]. ‘The real estate broker is brought by his calling into a relation of trust and confidence’ [citation], and demonstrated misconduct in disregard of law and public policy may be considered in determining untrustworthiness.” (26 App. Div. 2d 463, 477, 275 N.Y.S.2d 663, 667, 668 .)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 55 Ill. App. 3d 545 - Ranquist v. Stackler

2. “# 0 concerning acts or conduct by the licensee or his agent as would warrant a conclusion of unreliability, and which establishes that any confidence or reasonable expectation of fair and unbiased dealing with the general public is misplaced.” 26 App. Div. 2d 473, 477, 275 N.Y.S.2d 663, 668 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 55 Ill. App. 3d 545 - Ranquist v. Stackler