Legal Opinion
Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Lensgraf
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 17, 1958No. 4580PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
Per the demand of plaintiff hoard’s suit, defendant, a self-admitted chiropractor, was enjoined from the practice of medicine without a license and was assessed the statutory penalties, all as provided by LSA-R.S. 37 :1286. Defendant suspensively appeals from such judgment.
Defendant, testified that he was a trained chiropractor, and that he treated ailments by the adjustment (or manual manipulation) of the vertebrae in order “to remove nerve interference which we say is the primary cause for lowering the resistance of the body to diseases”. He produced a witness who stated that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. FifeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Baton Rouge Cigarette Service v. BloomenstielLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. CronkSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. StephensonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. WimberlyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1956
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Brown v. HarlanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- State ex rel. Collet v. ScopelSupreme Court of Missouri · 1958
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. BoydLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Merchant v. FuselierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. HancockLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
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