Legal Opinion
STATE EX REL. BOARD OF EXAMINERS IN OPTOMETRY v. Lawton
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 11, 1974No. 45380PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, Justice.
An action for declaratory judgment and injunction was filed by John G. Lawton, O. D. (Lawton), alleging that the appellants (Board) were about to take action against him for the obvious violation of 59 O.S.1971, § 594.
In 1971, the legislature passed a bill which pertained to the practice of optometry in the State of Oklahoma. Section two of the bill was codified as 59 O.S.1971, § 594. It provides:
“No optometrist, licensed under Chapter 13 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall practice his profession adjacent to or in such geographical proximity to a retail optical…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Colorado State Board of Optometric Examiners v. DixonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1968
- Ohio Casualty Ins. Co. v. MarrCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
- Lock v. FalkenstineCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Stallings v. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Firefighters Pension & Retirement System v. City of SpencerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2009
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