State Board of Medical Examiners v. Lewis
Supreme Court of Georgia
Injunction. Before Judge Irwin. Carroll superior court. June 12, 1919. M. W. H. Lewis, a practicing physician, was notified to appear before the State Board of- Medical Examiners, and to answer certain charges preferred against him by that board.
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Injunction. Before Judge Irwin. Carroll superior court. June 12, 1919. M. W. H. Lewis, a practicing physician, was notified to appear before the State Board of- Medical Examiners, and to answer certain charges preferred against him by that board. He appeared with his counsel; evidence was introduced pro and con; and the board found the charges against him true, revoked his license, and ordered that his name be removed from the records of the clerk of the superior court of his county. He appealed from the judgment of the board to Carroll superior court, filing an appeal bond. The board then,…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, P. J.
By an act approved August 18, 1913 (Acts 1913, p. 101), entitled “An act to abolish the present State Board of Medical Examiners, and to establish a composite Board of Medical Examiners for the State of Georgia; to define its duties and powers,” etc., the General Assembly created the State Board of Medical -Examiners, and conferred upon them enumerated powers and duties. Section 14 of the act declares that the board may refuse to grant a license to practice medicine in this State, or may cause a licentiate’s name to be removed from the records in the office of the clerk of the court, on…
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