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Matter of Frank v. Board of Regents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 18, 1965
24 A.D.2d 909 (N.Y. App. Div. 1965)

Opinion

November 18, 1965


Proceeding under article 78 of the CPLR to review a determination of the Board of Regents and the order of the Commissioner of Education entered thereon which suspended for one year petitioner's license to practice medicine, upon findings of his guilt of charges of (1) fraud and deceit in the practice of medicine (Education Law, § 6514, subd. 2, par. [a]) in submitting false medical reports and bills to certain attorneys representing clients seeking recoveries for alleged accidental injuries; and of (2) unprofessional conduct in the practice of medicine (Education Law, § 6514, subd. 2, par. [g]) in conspiring with said attorneys to furnish to them false and fraudulent medical reports and bills to support claims for alleged personal injuries. Contrary to the contention that the evidence was insufficient to establish the charges, the proof of petitioner's guilt was overwhelming. It included the testimony of 10 of the supposed patients and was, indeed, in many respects confirmed by petitioner's testimony previously adduced in an investigation directed by the Appellate Division, First Department; and, in the proceedings now under review, petitioner neither testified nor produced evidence to contradict that offered against him. Again contrary to petitioner's contention, no statute imposes a Statute of Limitations applicable to a disciplinary proceeding of this nature; and we perceive no basis for petitioner's additional claim of laches. The punishment imposed seems to us moderate indeed and certainly was not in any sense shocking. Determination confirmed, and petition dismissed, without costs. Gibson, P.J., Herlihy, Reynolds, Aulisi and Hamm, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Frank v. Board of Regents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Nov 18, 1965
24 A.D.2d 909 (N.Y. App. Div. 1965)
Case details for

Matter of Frank v. Board of Regents

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of SAMUEL S. FRANK, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Nov 18, 1965

Citations

24 A.D.2d 909 (N.Y. App. Div. 1965)

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