Legal Opinion · Dissent
Millington v. Rapoport
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 19, 1983Published
1Dissent
Titone, J. P.,
dissents and votes to affirm the order appealed from, with the following memorandum, in which Thompson, J., concurs: I have no quarrel with the general proposition that an unlicensed contractor may not recover, whether in an action sounding in contract or in quantum meruit, for the unlicensed work it performs (Richards Conditioning Corp. v Oleet, 21 NY2d 895; George Piersa, Inc. v Rosenthal, 72 AD2d 593; Segrete v Zimmerman, 67 AD2d 999). Nonetheless, considerations of fundamental fairness may, in certain circumstances, warrant the application of an estoppel against the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nassau Trust Co. v. Montrose Concrete Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1982
- John E. Rosasco Creameries, Inc. v. CohenNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Richards Conditioning Corp. v. OleetNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Fosdick v. Investors Syndicate, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1934
- George Piersa, Inc. v. RosenthalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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