Legal Opinion
Aasum v. Good Samaritan Hospital
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided May 15, 1975No. Civ. 72-722PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURNS, District Judge:
This action is brought by James Aasum, a licensed chiropractic physician, against Good Samaritan Hospital in Corvallis, Oregon. Plaintiff alleges that the hospital’s refusal to permit him to use its clinical laboratory facilities in the treatment of his patients is unreasonable discrimination in violation of the XIVth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Good Samaritan Hospital is a private non-profit corporation. Dr. Aasum is licensed by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to practice in Oregon. Prior to July 1971, he had been referring his patients to Good…
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