State ex rel. McCleary v. Adcock
Supreme Court of Missouri
Mandamus. Even if the respondents erred in reference to the weight of evidence, that error is one that cannot be corrected in a proceeding of this kind. If their action was the result of bias, prejudice or ill-will; or if they acted harshly, oppressively or without any evidence to support them, it . is frankly conceded that their action might be reviewed and reversed.
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Mandamus. Even if the respondents erred in reference to the weight of evidence, that error is one that cannot be corrected in a proceeding of this kind. If their action was the result of bias, prejudice or ill-will; or if they acted harshly, oppressively or without any evidence to support them, it . is frankly conceded that their action might be reviewed and reversed. Respondents are a quasi-judicial body; it is their duty to investigate and determine many things which the law has very properly assigned to their good judgment. If the evidence as to the moral character of the relator was…
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
Relator, Dr. A. S. M-eCleary, graduated from, the Eclectic Medical University of Kansas City, Missouri, March 24, 1904, and received his diploma therefrom on that date. This school is duly incorporated under the laws of Missouri, and has a four-years’ course of study. He claimed to have been a matriculant in said school in the fall of 1900, and therefore prior to March 12, 1901. On or about November 27, 1906, he presented to relators all the evidence required by the act approved March 21, 1903, to entitle him to a license from respondents, who constitute the State Board1 of Health, to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Granville v. GregorySupreme Court of Missouri · 1884
- State ex rel. Johnston v. LutzSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- Kalbfell v. WoodSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
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- State Ex Rel. Horton v. ClarkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1928
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