637 So. 2d 989 - Castro v. Sangles’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 19 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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) As a matter of public policy, contracts entered into on or after October 1, 1990, by an unlicensed contractor shall be unenforceable in law or in equity by the unlicensed contractor. * ⅜ * (3) This section shall not affect the rights of parties other than the unlicensed contractor to enforce contract, lien, or bond remedies. This section shall not affect the obligations of a surety that has provided a bond on behalf of an unlicensed contractor. It shall not be a defense to any claim on a bond or indemnity agreement that the principal or indemnitor is unlicensed for purposes of this section.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 759 So. 2d 2 - Poole and Kent Co. v. GUSI ERICKSON CONST. COMPANY · 847 So. 2d 534 - Kvaerner Const., Inc. v. AMERICAN SAFETY CASUALTY INS. CO.

2. “necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to regulate the construction industry”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 847 So. 2d 534 - Kvaerner Const., Inc. v. AMERICAN SAFETY CASUALTY INS. CO. · 864 So. 2d 479 - Promontory Enterprises, Inc. v. SOUTHERN ENGIN. & CONTRACT., INC.

3. “clearly in pari delicto since it was he who, for his own financial gain, made a specific representation to official authorities, under oath, that the building permit was expressly sought by the owner as builder thereby disavowing the presence of the “general contractor” [Sangles] against whom he now seeks to enforce an alleged ... agreement.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. Phillipson