State ex rel. Beck v. Goldman Jewelry Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This is an original proceeding to determine whether the defendant corporation is engaged in practicing optometry, and if so, to oust it from exercising any business as a corporation within the state. The state demurs to defendant’s answer and asks for judgment on the pleadings.

It is not necessary to state the allegations of the petition which was filed on July 19, 1935. The defendant corporation’s answer, filed September 5, 1935, admits that it is a Missouri corporation authorized to engage in the “retail jewelry business” in Kansas; that it…