Legal Opinion
Intrepid Electrical Contracting Co. v. Serure
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 8, 2006PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*431In an action to recover damages for breach of contract, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Demarest, J.), dated October 28, 2005, which denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Licensing statutes are to be strictly construed, and an unlicensed home improvement contractor cannot recover for services rendered either on the contract or in quantum meruit (see Administrative Code of City of NY § 20-387; B & F Bldg. Corp. v Liebig, 76 NY2d 689, 691-692 [1990]; Brite-N-Up, Inc. v Reno, 7 AD3d…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- B & F Building Corp. v. LiebigNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Millington v. RapoportAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Todisco v. EconopoulyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Callos, Inc. v. JulianelliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Brite-N-Up, Inc. v. RenoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Wildenstein v. 5H&CO, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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