Eddy v. State Board of Embalmers
Nevada Supreme Court
Original proceeding in mandamus by Edna T. Eddy against the State Board of Embalmers. The United States constitution and the constitution of the State of Nevada guarantee to every person the right to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. {Marymont v. Banking Board, 38 Nev. 330; Davies v. McKeeby, 5 Nev. 369; State v. Stoutmeyer, 7 Nev. 342.) It is the duty of the respondents to issue the license to petitioner.
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Original proceeding in mandamus by Edna T. Eddy against the State Board of Embalmers. The United States constitution and the constitution of the State of Nevada guarantee to every person the right to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. {Marymont v. Banking Board, 38 Nev. 330; Davies v. McKeeby, 5 Nev. 369; State v. Stoutmeyer, 7 Nev. 342.) It is the duty of the respondents to issue the license to petitioner. (Rev. Laws, 4445-4459; Humboldt County v. Churchill County, 6 Nev. 30.) The wording of the statute is mandatory and imperative. The word "shall,” as used in the statute, is…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Coleman, J.:
This is an original proceeding in mandamus, wherein petitioner seeks to compel the respondents, as members of the State Board of Embalmers, to issue to her a license to practice the profession or art of embalming.
It is alleged in the petition that petitioner is a resident of the State of Nevada, and that on the 2d day of October, 1916, the board of examiners of the state board of embalmers of the State of California, after submitting petitioner to a rigid written examination, issued to her a license to practice the profession or art of embalming in the State of…
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