State Ex Rel. Eberle v. State Board of Certified Public Accountants

Plaintiff is a resident of the city of New Orleans, and has pursued the profession of accountancy therein since 1920. He did not possess a certificate as an accountant from the state of Louisiana, but did possess one as a certified public accountant, issued by the state board of certified public accountants of Mississippi. In September, 1924, he filed his application, under Act No. 136 of that year, for a certificate as a public accountant. In October of the same year, A. J. Derbes filed an opposition with the Louisiana board to the issuance of the certificate.

The opposition sets out…