CASE OF DR. ISDALE

Waikato Times, Volume 195, Issue 22468, 2 October 1944, Page 4

CASE OF DR. ISDALE

REMOVAL FROM REGISTER (By Telegraph.—Press Association) WELLINGTON, Monday The Court of Appeal in a judgment to-day dismissed the appeal by George Brownlee Isdale, of Ngaruawahia, medical practitioner, against the decision of the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, at Auckland, on July 17 directing that his name be removed from the medical register. The Court of A.ppeal hearing began on September 12. The judgment issued to-day said that three circumstances arose: (1) If a medical practitioner is guilty o£ grave impropriety in a professional respect; (2) if he is guilty of infamous conduct in a professional respect; (3) if he is convicted of an indictable offence. Grave impropriety and infamous conduct should be given their ordinary grammatical meaning, the judgment stated. “The whole object of the legislature is to exclude all undesirable persons,” the Court continued. “To interpret otherwise would be gross injustice and would defeat the intention of the legislature. The Court has no doubt that the women called on Isdale for one purpose, and for one purpose only—to have their pregnancy terminated. The appellant’s conduct cannot be termed anything other than “infamous.” The court in the circumstances must dismiss the appeal ” Costs were granted on the high scale to the respondent (the Medical Council).