Commonwealth v. Porn
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The case was submitted on briefs.
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, J.
This is a complaint charging that the defendant “ did practise medicine ” and “ hold herself out as a practitioner of medicine,” contrary to R. L. c. 76, § 8.“ After the case was before us in 195 Mass. 443, the defendant was tried again in the Superior Court upon an agreed statement of facts,* by which it appeared that at the time mentioned in the complaint, and for some years before, the defendant held herself out as a midwife and practised midwifery, but did not claim to be a general practitioner of medicine, nor was she lawfully authorized to prac*327tise medicine as provided by B. L. c. 76, §…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hawker v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Reetz v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Brown v. RussellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Meffert v. PackerSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- State v. Welch.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Bowland v. Municipal CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- Magit v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Lawrence v. Board of Registration in MedicineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Commonwealth v. SpiropoulosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Commonwealth v. ZimmermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
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