State v. Walker
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Snell, J., entered June 15, 1907, upon sustaining a demurrer to the information, dismissing a prosecution for the offense of engaging in the occupation of barbering without having obtained a license.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
The respondent was charged with the offense of practicing the occupation of barbering in the city of Tacoma, without having obtained a certificate or license therefor, under the act of March 18, 1901. (Laws 1901, page 349.) The lower court sustained a demurrer to the information, upon the ground that the said act is unconstitutional, and dismissed the action. The state appeals.
The only question in the case is whether the act is valid under the state and Federal constitutions. In the case of State v. Sharpless, 31 Wash. 191, 71 Pac. 737, 96 Am St. *9893, the validity of this act was questioned upon…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. CareyWashington Supreme Court · 1892
- State ex rel. Richey v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1906
- State ex rel. Smith v. Board of Dental ExaminersWashington Supreme Court · 1903
- State v. SharplessWashington Supreme Court · 1903
- In re ThompsonWashington Supreme Court · 1904
3Cited by17 opinions
- Graves v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Cooper v. RollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Patton v. City of BellinghamWashington Supreme Court · 1934
- Beaty v. Humphrey, State AuditorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
- Sherwood v. WiseWashington Supreme Court · 1925
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