Legal Opinion
Berger v. State Board of Hairdressing
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 7, 1977No. 75-74-AppealPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
This is a declaratory judgment action in which the plaintiff (Berger) has asked the Superior Court to rule that a certain portion of G.L. 1956 (1976 Reenactment) ch. 10 of title 5 is unconstitutional. The defendant State Board of Hairdressing (the board) took a contrary view; a Superior Court justice, after being presented with an agreed statement of facts, ruled in favor of the board, and Berger initiated this appeal.
Chapter 10 of title 5 concerns itself with the licensing and regulation of hairdressers, cosmeticians and manicurists. The statute in issue is §5-10-17(7), specifically that…
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- Moler v. WhismanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
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