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JAMES v. DIRECTOR OF MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 3240.

193 A.2d 209 (1963)

Samuel W. JAMES, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR OF MOTOR VEHICLES, Agent for the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 9, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton Conn, Washington, D. C., for petitioner.

David P. Sutton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Chester H. Gray, Corp. Counsel, Milton D. Korman, Principal Asst. Corp. Counsel, and Hubert B. Pair, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for respondent.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.

QUINN, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Director of Motor Vehicles revoking petitioner's license on the ground that he is "morally unfit to operate a motor vehicle." Petitioner contends that the Director abused his discretion by failing to apply the standards set forth in the Motor Vehicle Regulations.

The power to revoke or suspend an operator's permit stems from Code 1961, § 40-302, which provides:

"(a) Except where for...

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