Nicholson v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of DeKalb. Tried, before the Hon. J ohn B. Tally. The defendant admitted on the trial that he had practised dentistry in the county of DeKalb within the period covered by the indictment and offered in evidence a certificate of qualification, or license, for the practice of dentistry issued to him on the 30th day of December, 1879, by the medical Board of Censors for Bibb county, Alabama, which certificate or license was filed for record and…
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Circuit Court of DeKalb. Tried, before the Hon. J ohn B. Tally. The defendant admitted on the trial that he had practised dentistry in the county of DeKalb within the period covered by the indictment and offered in evidence a certificate of qualification, or license, for the practice of dentistry issued to him on the 30th day of December, 1879, by the medical Board of Censors for Bibb county, Alabama, which certificate or license was filed for record and recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate of Shelby county, Alabama, on the 23d day of March, 1891. The defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
The indictment in this case charges that the defendant “did engage in the business of practising dentistry without having obtained a license from the board of dental examiners in the State of Alabama, and contrary to law,” &c., &c.
It was admitted that the defendant did engage in the *134business of practising dentistry in Deli alb county within the twelve months next before indictment found, and he offered in evidence a license, or a paper in the form of a license, issued to him by the Medical Board of Censors of Bibb County, and signed by its members on December 30, 1879, which, on its face…
2Cited by3 opinions
- McCurry v. GibsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Bragg v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893