Lindholm v. Mount

Opinion by

Arnold, J.,

Plaintiff appeals from refusal to take off a nonsuit entered in an action of assumpsit brought to recover for services under a written contract. The nonsuit was granted because the plaintiff, a Pennsylvania resident, sought to recover for engineering services performed in this state, and had not registered as an engineer in compliance with the Act of 1927, P. L. 820 (then in force), 63 PS §131 et seq.

The Act of 1927 providing, inter alia, for the registration of engineers, is not a revenue measure but was enacted under the police power of the Commonwealth. This is plain…