Iowa Eclectic Medical College Ass'n v. Schrader
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Folk District Court. — Hon. C. P. Holmes, Judge. Action by writ of certiorari to inquire into the legality of certain action of the defendant board with respect to the plaintiff college. Judgment was entered in the district court dismissing the petition, from which judgment the plaintiff appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
1/Board of ■ medical . examiners: ’ powers: certificates to practice. — I. The inquiry in this kind of proceeding is whether .the defendant has “exceeded his proper jurisdiction, or is otherwise acting illegally.” Code, section 3216. When the defendant has jurisdiction, and- is given a discretion, the courts can not, on certiorari, inquire into the correctness of its decisions upon matters of fact, nor review the exercise of the discretion given.' Hildreth v. Crawford, 65 Iowa, 339; Darling v. Boesch, 67 Iowa, 702; Smith v. Board, 30 Iowa, 531; Tiedt v. Carstensen, 61 Iowa, 334. Our inquiry…
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