Legal Opinion
Westlake v. Merritt
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 10, 1923PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrowne, J.
The plaintiff in error, Luella Westlake, was arrested in Duval county, Florida, charged with practicing Chiropractic without having first obtained a certificate from the Florida Board of Chiropractic Examiners, contrary to the provisions of Chapter 7821; Laws of Florida, Acts of 1919.
The petition attacks the constitutionality of Chapter 7821, alleging that it is in violation of Sections 25 and 27 of Article 3 of the Constitution of Florida.
A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and the constitutionality of the act upheld and the prisoner remanded to custody of the Sheriff of Duval County.'
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