· 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
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- 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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