State ex rel. Conway v. Hiller
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. John M. Williams, Judge. (1) The license of a practicing physician is a valuable privilege and property right, which can only be revoked by due process of law.
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Appeal from Cole Circuit Court. — Hon. John M. Williams, Judge. (1) The license of a practicing physician is a valuable privilege and property right, which can only be revoked by due process of law. State ex rel. v. McElhanney, 246 Mo. 606. (2) The State Board of Health can only revoke a physician’s license, for unprofessional and dishonorable conduct, when the act specified comes clearly within the definition of Sec. 8317, R. S. 1909. State ex rel. v. Robinson, 253 Mo. 287. (3) This statute is highly penal and must be strictly construed. A physician cannot be held to have violated its…
1Opinion of the Court
RAILEY, C.
Appellant Conway filed in this court an abstract of record, and the Attorney-G-eneral has filed a counter-abstract of record. It appears from appellant’s abstract that on April 27, 1910, 'Emmett McDonnell and two other citizens of Boone county, Missouri, filed complaint before the State Board of Health against said Conway, who was a physician, authorized to practice medicine in -said county, charging him with unprofessional and dishonorable conduct. The petition to said board specified the grounds on which they sought to have the license of said Conway revoked and will be referred…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Harding v. BedollSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- Stark v. ZehnderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1907
- State ex rel. Holmes v. DillonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
- Reno v. JarrellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- State v. BatySupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
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3Cited by8 opinions
- In Re the Suspension or Revocation of the Certificate of HellerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
- State Ex Rel. Lentine v. State Board of HealthSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Murphy v. Hurlbut Undertaking & Embalming Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1940
- Hasting v. Jasper CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1926
- State Ex Rel. Rucker v. HoffmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1926
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