Davis
Davis v. California State Board of Optometry
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Houser, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment following an order by which a demurrer to a writ of review was sustained.
It appears that appellant is an optometrist, duly registered and licensed to practice his profession in the state of California ; that following an accusation preferred against appellant, and after hearing thereon before the respondent California State Board of Optometry, the appellant herein was convicted by said board of the offense of unprofessional conduct in using the title of “Dr.” (doctor) as a prefix to his name; that thereupon said board pronounced judgment against appellant that his certificate of registration as an optometrist be suspended for the period of one year from and after the date of said judgment; that thereafter by a writ of review issued by the superior court in and for the county of Los Angeles, appellant sought to have the legality of said judgment determined by said superior court. Respondent demurred generally to the writ, which demurrer having been sustained by the court without leave to amend, judgment was ordered “that petitioner take nothing by his petition, and that his petition for a writ of review be denied. ’ ’ Prom such judgment appellant…