Evans v. Hoyme

This proceeding was brought to enjoin the defendant, Ellis Hoyme, a reflexologist residing in Big Stone City, from holding himself out as qualified to engage in the diagnosis and treatment of human ills and from engaging in or offering to engage in their treatment. The trial court granted the injunction and he appeals from the judgment.

Hoyme had lived in Big'Stone City about two and a half years before the trial of this matter. During that time he had treated some 350' to 400 people administering close to 10,000 treatments in all. Briefly stated, the practice of reflexology as disclosed by…