Farrell v. Whiteman

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• Holding that since “the consequences of a court finding a contract to be illegal are harsh, only those contracts which involve consideration that is expressly prohibited by the relevant prohibitory statute are void.”
• rejecting an agency interpretation provided in an amicus brief because it was contrary to the language of the statute and the situation in question was provided for by the language of the statute
• work performed while an architect was unlicensed was illegal, but work performed after he was licensed was legal
• “Although Farrell’s work performed while unlicensed was illegal, his actions after receiving his license were certainly legal.”
• “Although Farrell’s work performed while unlicensed was illegal, his actions after receiving his license were certainly legal.”
• discussing the severability of both parts of the architectural agreement

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