Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Gilchrist

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: *761inflicting 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…