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McNaughton v. Johnson, 242 U.S. 344 (1917)
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McNaughton v. Johnson, 242 U.S. 344 (1917)
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McNaughton v. Johnson No. 494 Argued December 12, 1916 Decided January 8, 1917 242 U.S. 344
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Syllabus
The practice of fitting glasses to the human eye and treating ocular inflammation without the use of drugs or surgery is subject to supervision and regulation under the state police power.
No discrimination violative of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is deducible from the fact that a state law (Laws of California, 1913, c. 598) requiring persons treating inflammation of the eye and fitting glasses without the use of drugs to be licensed under the name of "optometrists" and subjecting their practice to regulation excepts persons who employ drugs in their practice, it appearing that the latter, through another statute, are subject to similar supervision and regulation under another name.
233 F. 334 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," McNaughton v. Johnson, 242 U.S. 344 (1917) in 242 U.S. 344 242 U.S. 345. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FMB51YBE21AFP9D.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." McNaughton v. Johnson, 242 U.S. 344 (1917), in 242 U.S. 344, page 242 U.S. 345. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FMB51YBE21AFP9D.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in McNaughton v. Johnson, 242 U.S. 344 (1917). cited in 1917, 242 U.S. 344, pp.242 U.S. 345. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FMB51YBE21AFP9D.
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