State Ex Rel. Bricker v. Buhl Optical Co.

It is contended by counsel for relator and conceded by counsel .for respondent that a corporation may not engage in the practice of a profession. In State, ex rel. Harris, v. Myers, Secy. of State, 128 Ohio St., 366, 191 N. E., 99, it is specifically held that optometry is' a profession under the statutes of Ohio, and that articles of incorporation can not he granted in the state of Ohio to engage in the practice of optometry.

The respondent, the Buhl Optical Company, is a foreign corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware; as such it cannot exercise in Ohio any powers which…