Colorado State Board of Pharmacy v. Hallett

This is an action by our state board of pharmacy against the defendant, Hallett, an unlicensed druggist, to recover the penalty prescribed by our general pharmacy act for selling poisons in violation of its provisions. The defendant filed a motion to strike from the files the complaint and the appearance of Ab H. Romans, district attorney, and his deputy, and D. F. Clifford, an attorney who purported to represent the plaintiff in bringing and prosecuting the action. The trial court treated this motion as one to abate or quash the proceedings and held section 4597, C. L. 1921, as amended by…