Potomac Engineers, Incorporated v. Daniel Walser, Chairman, Comprising the District of Columbia Board of Registration for Professional Engineers

The sole question involved in this appeal is whether the corporation appellant (plaintiff) may be registered as a professional engineer under the Professional Engineers’ Registration Act. 1

The District of Columbia Board of Registration for Professional Engineers denied appellant’s application to register it and to admit it to practice professional engineering in the District of Columbia. The application was denied on the ground that it is not possible to register corporations under the Act. Thereupon this action was instituted, asking a mandatory injunction directing the Board to issue the…