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· 2/26/1985

Gurry v. Board of Public Accountancy

Citations

  • 474 N.E.2d 1085
  • 394 Mass. 118
  • 1985 Mass. LEXIS 1368

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that regulation disciplining accountants for acts “discreditable to the profession” was not impermissibly vague
  • stating that a judicial stay would likely be available to consider allegations of due process violations notwithstanding a statutory prohibition upon such stays
  • suspending accountant’s license for two years where he misappropriated funds of company for which he served as treasurer
  • regulation allowing license suspension for act “discreditable” to public accounting profession upheld against vagueness challenge where board fairly exercised statutorily granted regulatory power and did not impose criminal sanction
  • regulation permitting discipline of certified public accountants who commit “any act discreditable to the profession”
  • “[a] party is not entitled to raise arguments on appeal that he could have raised, but did not raise, before the administrative agency ...”

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Judges: Hennessey, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Lynch

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