72 N.C. App. 516 - Harrell v. Clarke’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
April 2001
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Dickinson v. Pake · Bryan Builders Supply v. Midyette · Brady v. Fulghum · 51 N.C. App. 646 - Roberts v. Heffner
Most-quoted passages
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“It is well settled in North Carolina that a general contractor within the meaning of G.S. 87-1 who has no license may not recover for the owner’s breach of the contract, or for the value of the work and services furnished or materials supplied under the contract on the theory of unjust enrichment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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