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Van Meter v. Bass

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided April 15, 1907No. 5508; No. 3178 C. APublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the City and County óf Denver. Hon. John I. Mullins, Judge. Action by John T. Bass against S. D. Van Meter, T. W. Miles, O. K. Flemming, Solomon G. Kahn, P. J. McHugh, Frank Dulin and W: W. Rowan. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey

Section 11 of the Session Laws of 1881, page 188, provides:

“Any person shall be regarded ás practicing medicine within the meaning of this section who shall profess publicly to be a physician and prescriber for the sick, or shall attach to his name the title ‘M. D.’ or ‘Surgeon’ or ‘Doctor’ in a medical sense.”

Section 12 of the same act makes it a misdemeanor for any person to practice medicine who does not have a certificate from the state board of medical examiners, entitling him to practice.

John T. Bass, the appellee, was an osteopath, practicing his profession in the city of Denver. In…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Sebastian v. CheneyTexas Supreme Court · 1894
  2. Schippel v. NortonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888
  3. Murphy v. HobbsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1884
  4. Dennis v. . RyanNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  5. Hahn v. SchmidtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1883

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Montgomery Ward & Co. v. PhersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
  2. Brodrib v. DobersteinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1928
  3. Steadman v. TophamWyoming Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Halladay v. State BankMontana Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Tate v. ConnelCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1966

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