Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Gilchrist
Also decided on this docket: La. Ct. App. 1st Cir., March 10, 1982 414 So. 2d 796; La. Ct. App. 1st Cir., December 13, 1977 353 So. 2d 388; La. Ct. App. 1st Cir., December 20, 1971 256 So. 2d 793; La. Ct. App. 1st Cir., February 18, 1925 1 La. App. 646; La., July 1, 1883 35 La. Ann. 1199; La. Ct. App. 1st Cir., September 28, 1972 264 So. 2d 779
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Gilchrist, 92 So. 2d 760 (La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 1957).
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- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Beaird 83 So. 2d 481
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Martindale 83 So. 2d 544
Opinion text
HARDY, Judge. This suit was instituted by plaintiff under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 37:1261 et seq. After trial on the merits there was-judgment enjoining the defendant from practicing medicine and further judgment: *761 inflicting the penalty provided by the statute, from which defendant has appealed. The only defense urged is that plaintiff failed to establish by adequate proof that defendant was engaged in the practice of medicine without a license. It is urged that defendant’s practice was limited to treatment in the nature of massage. This defense is entirely inconsistent with the evidence adduced, which abundantly established the fact that plaintiff was engaged in and practiced, inter alia, the diagnosing and treatment of bodily ailments and infirmities in clear violation of the statute. The facts in the instant case are easily distinguished from those found by this court in Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Beaird, La.App., 83 So.2d 481 , and Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Martindale, La.App., 83 So.2d 544 . The judgment appealed from is affirmed at appellant’s cost.