Opinion

Miller v. Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy

  • 210 Ala. 619
  • 98 So. 893
  • 1924 Ala. LEXIS 38
Court
Supreme Court of Alabama
Filed
Jan 24, 1924
Status
Published
Author
Gardner
On the bench
Gardner, Anderson, Sayre, Miller
Cited by
3 cases
Authority
More cited than 70.9%

The opinion

GARDNER, J.

This is an injunction proceeding wherein complainant seeks to prevent the board of public accountancy from hearing and passing upon certain charges preferred against the complainant, wherein it is sought to have complainant’s license or certificate as a certified public accountant canceled.

In Lehmann v. Board of Public Accountancy, 208 Ala. 185 , 94 South. 94 , the court held that a bill for injunction did not lie to prevent the hearing of charges of similar char

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aeter, and affirmed the decree of the court below dissolving the temporary injunction and sustaining the demurrer to the bill upon this ground. In its essential phases the instant case is not to be distinguished from the Lehmann Case, and upon that authority the decree of the court below, will be affirmed. The Lehmann Case was carried to the Supreme Court of the United States, and there approved. Lehmann v. State Board of Public Accountancy et al., 44 Sup. Ct. 128, 68 L. Ed.

Counsel for appellant direct. attention to the fact that in the case now under consideration there ar£ certain charges of activity on the part of members of the board against the complainant so as to show a bias and prejudice, and render' them disqualified to serve — a question which it is insisted was not presented in' the Lehmann Case.

We are of the opinion, however, that the authorities sustain the view that the averments of the bill concerning these elements of disqualification are insufficient to give the bill equity as one seeking injunctive' relief. 15 R. C. L. 541, and authorities cited in note.

It results that the decree appealed from will be here affirmed.

Affirmed.

ANDERSON, C. L, and SAYRE and MILLER, JJ., concur.

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