Legal Opinion
Corbett v. Kinlein
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1963No. 3185PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
The sole question on this appeal is whether the rejection of petitioner’s application for a license by the Practical Nurses’ Examining Board was arbitrary and therefore an abuse of discretion.
On September 6, 1960, Congress enacted the District of Columbia Practical Nurses’ Licensing Act. 1 Section 10 of this act 2 contained what is commonly called a “grandfather clause.” 3 Petitioner, pursuant thereto, filed an application for a license with respondents which was denied for failure to comply with the District of Columbia one-year experience requirement of Section 10(A)…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Matter of Perpente v. MossNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Goldsmith v. ClabaughDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1925
- Andrews v. State Board of Registration for Civil & Professional EngineersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
3Cited by6 opinions
- Hicks v. Physical Therapists Examining BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Schramm v. Physical Therapists Examining BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Hlebanja v. Physical Therapists Examining BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- Brewster v. KinleinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Matheson v. Practical Nurses' Examining BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1963
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