Legal Opinion
Carlton v. Shelton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1984No. 82-1659PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Herbert M. Shelton and Vivian V. Vetrano are chiropractors operating the Shelton Health School in San Antonio, Texas. The Shelton Health School is a “medical facility” that, among other things, encourages the practice of extended fasting for the treatment of numerous illnesses. On September 11, 1978, forty-nine year old William R. Carlton checked into the Shelton *204Health School in an attempt to obtain relief from a condition known as ulcerative colitis, a nagging disorder of the colon.1 Upon admittance, Carlton weighed approximately 192 pounds and was, other…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Burk Royalty Co. v. WallsTexas Supreme Court · 1981
- Lonnie Elbert Fielder v. August H. BosshardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Ernest J. Ramos, Cross-Claimants and Intervenors-Appellants v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Shell Oil Company, Harold Lee Engineering Co., Cross-Claimants and Third Party v. Livingston Corporation, Cross-Claimants and Third Party DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Gerd Haupt v. Atwood Oceanics, Inc., Third Party N. L. Shaffer, Third-Party-Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
3Cited by10 opinions
- Conan Properties, Inc. v. Conans Pizza, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Carlton v. Baww, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Business Electronics Corporation v. Sharp Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Herbert Lloyd Johnson and Michael Joseph Jenkins, Ina of Texas, Intervenor-Appellee v. Abbe Engineering Company, A.M.F., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Carlton v. Baww, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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