Commonwealth v. New England College of Chiropractic
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint, received and sworn to in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston on August 14, 1914, charging that the defendant, a corporation called the New England College of Chiropractic, on June 4, 1914, at Boston granted to one Alfred H. Flower a degree as a Doctor of Chiropractic, without the authority of a special act of the General Court granting the power to give degrees, in violation of R. L. c. 208, § 75. On appeal to the Superior Court a motion to quash the…
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Complaint, received and sworn to in the Municipal Court of the City of Boston on August 14, 1914, charging that the defendant, a corporation called the New England College of Chiropractic, on June 4, 1914, at Boston granted to one Alfred H. Flower a degree as a Doctor of Chiropractic, without the authority of a special act of the General Court granting the power to give degrees, in violation of R. L. c. 208, § 75. On appeal to the Superior Court a motion to quash the complaint was denied, and the defendant was tried before Aiken, C. J. The evidence is described in the opinion. At the close of…
1Opinion of the CourtRttgg, C. J.
This is a complaint wherein the defendant corporation is charged with granting the degree of Doctor of. Chiropractic without authority and contrary to the statute.
There was at the trial no controversy touching the fact that the defendant issued a certificate in which it was stated amongst other matters that “Alfred H. Flower, M.D., having satisfactorily completed the prescribed Courses of Study in the New England College of Chiropractic, passed the examinations and met all other requirements for graduation, has been declared a Doctor of Chiropractic.” This certificate was signed by seven…
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