Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Mauldin v. Matthews

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided October 30, 1908No. 7037PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Petition in the original jurisdiction of this Court by John M. Mauldin for writ of mandamus to require the board of pharmaceutical examiners to grant him a license to practice pharmacy.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Woods.

The statute law of the State provides that the board of pharmaceutical examiners, consisting of six pharmacists, elected by the pharmaceutical association of the State of South Carolina, “shall alone possess and exercise the powers of granting, withholding or vacating the license of pharmacists, apothecaries and druggists.” The statute requires the board to subject every applicant to examination before issuing a license, making, however, an exception in these words: “No examination shall be required in case the applicant is a regular…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ex Parte VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Ex Parte BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  3. Ex Parte BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  4. Wood v. StrotherCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  5. Illinois State Board of Dental Examiners v. People ex rel. CooperIllinois Supreme Court · 1887

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. EricksonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
  2. Indiana Board of Pharmacy v. HaagIndiana Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Charbonnet v. Board of Architectural ExaminersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
  4. State Ex Rel. Roberts v. KnoxSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
  5. Atlantic Coast Line R. R. v. Railroad CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1911

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