The doing of any wilful or fraudulent act by the licensee as a contractor in consequence of which another is substantially injured constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 7116
Disciplinary Proceedings
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Penaat v. Zeiss (1950)
Most recently applied in Byrne v. Commissioner (June 1982)
Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 37.
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