Texas State Board of Public Accountancy v. Fulcher

OPINION

BISSETT, Justice.

This suit was instituted by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy against W. L. Fulcher to enjoin him from holding himself out to the public as an “accountant” on the ground that he was violating certain provisions of the Public Accountancy Act of 1945 (Art. 41a, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.St). The Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants intervened as a party plaintiff. The trial court, after a trial before the court without a jury, denied the application for injunction on grounds that the Act was unconstitutional, and dismissed the action. Plaintiff and in-tervenor,…