Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided June 13, 1944No. [No. 26, April Term, 1944.]PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.

Dr. William A. Davis, of Baltimore, brought this suit under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act to obtain a judicial declaration that the statute passed by the Legislature of Maryland in 1943 for the regulation of advertising by physicians and surgeons is unconstitutional. Acts of 1943, Ch. 600, Code 1943 Supp., Art. 43, Secs. 144A, 144B, 144C.

The statute provides that no physician or surgeon in this State shall advertise except as follows: (a) He may use a personal professional card, not larger than 3^ by 2 inches, upon which may be printed his name, title, address, specialty, telephone…

2Cases cited54 opinions

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  3. Adkins v. Children's Hospital of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  4. Buchanan v. WarleySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  5. Semler v. Oregon State Board of Dental ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1935

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3Cited by70 opinions

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  4. Pressman v. State Tax CommissionCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  5. Cassel v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1950

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