Fox v. Territory
Washington Territory
Error, to the Third Judicial District, holding terms at Seattle.. Dr. H. B. Fox, plaintiff in error, having been indicted, tried,, convicted, and fined at the October term, 1883, of the Territorial Disti'ict Court in King County, for the alleged practicing of medicine for gain, without first having complied with the requirements of Chapter-169 of the Code, thereupon sued out a, writ of error to this Court.
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Error, to the Third Judicial District, holding terms at Seattle.. Dr. H. B. Fox, plaintiff in error, having been indicted, tried,, convicted, and fined at the October term, 1883, of the Territorial Disti'ict Court in King County, for the alleged practicing of medicine for gain, without first having complied with the requirements of Chapter-169 of the Code, thereupon sued out a, writ of error to this Court. The demurrer, motion for new trial, motion in arrest of judgment, and assignment of error present the material questions-raised by plaintiff in error here : The insufficiency of the…
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Opinion by
Turner, Associate Justice.
The plaintiff in error was indicted, tried and convicted at the October term, 1883, of the District Court for the Third Judicial District, holding terms at Seattle, in King County, for the offense of practicing medicine for gain, contrary to Chapter CLXIX of the Code. The indictment is based on Section 2291 of the Code, which section constitutes a part of the chapter before referred to.
The plaintiff in error demurred to the indictment in the Court below, and his demurrer was overruled.
After verdict, plaintiff in error moved the Court for a new trial, on the…
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