Huls v. Arizona State Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine & Surgery

OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

The basic dispute raised by this appeal centers around advances made by a profession whose beginning lay primarily in the fingers and the hands of its practitioners.

Appellant, William J. Huls, is a duly licensed doctor of osteopathy. At the time of the hearing complained of in this matter, he was 78 years old and had actively practiced his profession for 47 years. On November 2, 1972, the appellee, Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine and Surgery (Board) issued a complaint against Dr. Huls, charging him with unprofessional conduct as defined by…