Legal Opinion
Kurk v. Medical Society of County of Queens, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1965PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. Irwin Shapiro, J.
This is an article 78 mandamus proceeding in which petitioner seeks an order directing the Medical Society of the County of Queens, Inc., to admit him to membership in that society.
Petitioner graduated from and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) by the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons in 1960. The required curriculum of that institution is similar to that offered in all standard medical schools except that it also offers courses in osteopathic science. Thereafter and in September, 1960 he took and successfully passed the identical examination…
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