Legal Opinion
Brewster v. Kinlein
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1965No. 3237PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge :
On September 6, 1960, Congress enacted the District of Columbia Practical Nurses’ Licensing Act.1 Section 10 (§ 2-429) contained what is commonly called a “grandfather clause” which “proceeds upon the theory that those who have acceptably followed the profession in the community for a period of years may be assumed to have the qualifications which others are required to manifest as a result of an examination before a board of [examiners].” Watson v. State of Maryland, 218 U.S. 173, 177, 30 S.Ct. 644, 646, 54 L.Ed. 987 (1910); *789Corbett v. Kinlein, D.C.App., 191 A.2d 246,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Watson v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Goldsmith v. ClabaughDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1925
- Corbett v. KinleinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
- Sherman v. Physical Therapists Examining BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Matheson v. Practical Nurses' Examining BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
3Cited by3 opinions
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