Hughes v. State Board of Health

This suit was instituted in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County on March 4, 1937, by the plaintiff, a licensed physician practicing in St. Louis. The defendants are the State Board of Health and its component members. The suit is founded on a situation we outline thus: on February 13, a complaint against plaintiff was filed with the board’s secretary, who, on February 16, notified the plaintiff thereof and cited him to appear before the board on March 10, to answer and defend against said complaint. Regularity in the filing and the giving of notice of the complaint is not questioned.…