Legal Opinion

Westchester County v. Dressner

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 15, 1897PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Jacob H. Dressner, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Westchester on or about the 7th day of May, 1897, upon. the verdict of a jury directed by the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Willard Bartlett, J.:

This is an action to recover two penalties of fifty'dollars each, under section 190 of the Public Health Law. The ease was tried on May 7, 1897, and resulted in a verdict and judgment against the defendant for the whole amount claimed, the verdict being directed by the court.

Section 186 of the Public Health Law, as amended and in force since June 4, 1896, provides that no person shall hereafter practice as a pharmacist unless a license has been granted to such person by the State Board of Pharmacy. Section 187, which is contained in the same article of the statute (Art.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Verona Central Cheese Co. v. . MurtaughNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  2. Town of Kirkwood v. AutenreithMissouri Court of Appeals · 1886
  3. Commonwealth v. WachendorfMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
  4. People v. UtterNew York Supreme Court · 1864

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hubert v. JoseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
  2. Jackson v. ImburgiaNew York Supreme Court · 1945
  3. Cullinan v. BurkhardNew York Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Thomas v. WilliamsAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905
  5. Hart v. Hartford Lunch Co.New York Supreme Court · 1913

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