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Quotation from Webb v. United States by Supreme Court of the United States
“to call such an order for the use of morphine a physician's prescription would be so plain a perversion of meaning that no discussion of the subject is required”
Webb v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Justice Day) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Justice Day answers the third certified question, rejecting the claim that Webb's maintenance orders were prescriptions under the Harrison Act.
Citation: "to call such an order for the use of morphine a physician's prescription would be so plain a perversion of meaning that no discussion of the subject is required" — Supreme Court of the United States, Webb v. United States, Opinion of the Court (Justice Day) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id webb-v-united-states-q1)
Portrait: William Rufus Day cph.3b31004, Unknown author, Public domain.
