People v. Ellis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Leo E. Ellis, from a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Part II, Kings county, rendered against him on the 29th day of January, 1914, convicting him of the crime of practicing medicine without being registered and licensed, in violation of the Public Health Law, and imposing a fine of twenty-five dollars.
1Opinion of the Court
Putnam, J.:
Appellant has been convicted of the misdemeanor of practicing medicine within this State without any license or registration. (Public Health Law [Consol. Laws, chap. 45; Laws of *2891909, chap. 49], § 160, subd. 7; Id. § 174.) ' Mr. Ellis claims to be a chiropractor, or doctor of chiropractics, having graduated from an institution at Davenport, la., known as Davenport University of Chiropractics, in June, 1912. In July following, without having any further examination or receiving any license in this State, he began practice in Brooklyn. He has a sign with regular office hours, and…
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