Legal Opinion
State Board of Medical Examiners v. Jordan
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 1916No. 13044PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, French, J., entered April 13, 1915, upon findings in favor of the defendant, reversing the revocation of a physician’s license, on appeal from an order of the medical board, after a hearing before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBausman, J.
The medical board appeals from the superior court’s reversal of its order revoking the liSense of Jordan. The statutory provisions involved are Rem. & Bal. Code, § 8397 et seq., and more particularly that section which, defining unprofessional conduct, includes:
“Third. All advertising of medical business which is intended or has a tendency to deceive the public or impose upon credulous or ignorant persons, and so be harmful or injurious to public morals or safety.” Section 8397%.
The complaint alleged as follows:
“That the defendant is a licensed practitioner of medicine and surgery under the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hawker v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Reetz v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Meffert v. State Board of Medical Registration & ExaminationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1903
- Hewitt v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1906
- State v. CareyWashington Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In re the Proceedings for the Disbarment of BruenWashington Supreme Court · 1918
- Semler v. Oregon State Board of Dental ExaminersOregon Supreme Court · 1934
- Laughney v. MayburyWashington Supreme Court · 1927
- Dyment v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1922
- Indiana State Board of Dental Examinees v. DavisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1917
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