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Williams v. Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 17, 1913No. Nos. 17,876—(159)PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Boyd Thompson Williams appealed to the district court for Ramsey county from the action of the Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners denying appellant a license to practice medicine and surgery in the state of Minnesota “upon questions of law and fact, as provided by section 2296 of the Revised Laws 1905,” as amended by Laws 1909, c. 474. The board made return of proceedings had before it, and the respondent moved the court to make an order requiring appellant to make…

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Boyd Thompson Williams appealed to the district court for Ramsey county from the action of the Minnesota State Board of Medical Examiners denying appellant a license to practice medicine and surgery in the state of Minnesota “upon questions of law and fact, as provided by section 2296 of the Revised Laws 1905,” as amended by Laws 1909, c. 474. The board made return of proceedings had before it, and the respondent moved the court to make an order requiring appellant to make and serve a complaint in the matter of the appeal, setting forth his cause of action and ground of appeal, with leave to…

1Opinion of the CourtPhilip E. Brown, J.

Is the action of the State Board of Medical Examiners in refusing, upon any ground whatsoever, to grant a license to a physician licensed in another state, and who makes application for a license in this state, under the so-called “reciprocity act,” being Laws 1905, p. 370, c. 236,1 reviewable by appeal to the district court?. The court below answered this question in the negative, and ordered the appeal dismissed, and the sole question here involved is the correctness of this ruling.

We gather from the state’s brief that Laws 1883, p. 167, c. 125, was the first act on the subject of licensing…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Watkins v. BigelowSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
  2. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co. v. PierceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908
  3. Megins v. City of DuluthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
  4. State v. LarsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
  5. Hjelm v. PattersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1908

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Hunstiger v. KilianSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1915
  2. State v. Tri-State Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
  3. In Re Acquisition of Flying Cloud AirportSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1948
  4. Indiana State Board of Dental Examinees v. DavisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1917
  5. Garraghty v. HartsteinNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1913

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