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all diseases." The court held that by so doing he 

 claimed that he was ''specially qualified to prac- 

 tice veterinary surgeiy within the meaning of the 

 law. " ^^ A chemist published a book upon animal 

 diseases, and advised under certain conditions the 

 calling of a veterinary surgeon. In this book he 

 spoke of himself as a ''pharmaceutical and veter- 

 inary chemist." It was held that in so doing he 

 was leading people to suppose that he was legally 

 qualified to practice veterinary medicine within 

 the meaning of the law.^" 



41. Practice as a Company. A sign was placed 

 upon a building, and advertisements were pub- 

 lished, bearing the words "Churchill's Veterinary 

 Sanatorium (Ltd.), Dogs and Cats boarded. James 

 Churchill, M. D. (U. S. A.) Specialist, Managing 

 Director." Churchill was not registered as a 

 veterinary surgeon, nor certified by the H. and 

 A. S. of Scotland. Under the criminal code there 

 was no provision for the punishment of an incor- 

 porated limited company. Therefore, the court 

 issued an injunction against the company, and 

 against Churchill personally, to restrain the con- 

 tinuing to make this false representation.-"^^ In 

 a somewhat similar case in New York, a licensed 

 physician was employed by a drug company which 

 advertised free examination and free treatment 

 by competent physicians for those using its medi- 

 cines. It was shown that he did make certain 



54 Eoyal Col. of Vet. Surg. v. oe Atty. General v. Churchill 's 

 Collinson, 77 L. J. K. B. G89 Veterinary Sanatorium, Ltd., 79 

 (1908), 2 K. B. 248. . L. J., Ch. 741, (1910) 2 Ch. 



55 Royal Col. of V. S. v. 401 ; Atty. Gen. v. Myddletons, 

 Groves, 57 J. P. 505. Ltd. (1907), 1 J. R. 471. 



