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Dental Society v. Jacobs

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1905PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal by the petitioner, the Dental Society of the State of New York, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Columbia Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rensselaer on the 5th day of July, 1904, denying the petitioner’s motion that a peremptory writ of mandamus be issued directing the clerk of Rensselaer county to cancel, erase and expunge from his records and files the entry of the name of William E. Walker on the book of registry…

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Appeal by the petitioner, the Dental Society of the State of New York, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Columbia Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rensselaer on the 5th day of July, 1904, denying the petitioner’s motion that a peremptory writ of mandamus be issued directing the clerk of Rensselaer county to cancel, erase and expunge from his records and files the entry of the name of William E. Walker on the book of registry of dentists of said county, and also the affidavit of said Walker appearing upon said book of registry of dentists, and…

1Opinion of the Court

Chase, J.:

On August 19, 1895, when the affidavit of Walker was made, article 9 of chapter 25 of the General Laws, known as “ The Public Health Law” (Laws of 1893, chap. 661), had been generally amended by chapter 626 of the Laws of 1895. Said article relates to the practice of dentistry. As so amended it provides: “ Licentiates.— Only the following persons shall be deemed licensed to practice dentistry:

“ 1. Those duly licensed and registered as dentists in this State prior to the first day of August, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, pursuant to the laws in force at the time of their license…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Matter of Molineux v. . CollinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
  2. People Ex Rel. Ostrander v. . ChapinNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  3. People ex rel. Livingston v. TaylorNew York Supreme Court · 1865

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State Division of Human Rights v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  2. Bianco v. AustinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
  3. People ex rel. Conklin v. BoyleNew York Supreme Court · 1917
  4. In re ZieglerNew York Supreme Court · 1924
  5. New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Inc. v. Department of StateNew York Supreme Court · 1940

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