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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Edward J. Harrison, Respondent.
    
      People v. Harrison, 170 App. Div. 802, affirmed.
    (Argued June 13, 1916;
    decided October 24, 1916.)
    Appeal from a ■ judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 30,1915; which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the city of New York sustaining a demurrer to an information charging defendant with unlawfully engaging in business as an undertaker without having first obtained a license as required by section 295 of the Public Health Law, as amended by chapter 71 of the Laws of 1913. The Appellate Division held the statute unconstitutional.
    
      Egburt E. Woodbury, Attorney - General (.Edward G. Griffin of counsel), for appellant.
    
      Arthur F. Driscoll for respondent.
   Judgment affirmed on authority of People v. Ringe (197 N. Y. 143).

Concur: Willard Bartlett, Oh. J., Hiscock, Collin, Ouddebaok and Hogan, JJ. Not voting: Pound, J.