The following excerpt is from Zimmett v. Professional Acoustics, Ltd., 103 Misc.2d 971, 431 N.Y.S.2d 243 (N.Y. App. Term 1980):
The stringent rule in Segrete rejects any consideration of whether defendant's failure to procure the required license was a willful disregard of the statute, and/or whether any abuses or frauds in the performance of the contract have been established (cf. Gargano v. Smith, 97 Misc.2d 535, 411 N.Y.S.2d 804).
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