Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners v. Weller

LOTTINGER, Judge.

The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, the petitioner in this matter, brought suit against Robert F. Weller seeking to have the defendant enjoined from engaging in the practice of medicine without a permit. The Lower Court granted the injunction and condemned defendant to pay a penalty of $50 plus attorney fees in the sum of $50 as is provided by LSA-R.S. 37:1261 et seq. The defendant has taken this, a suspensive, appeal.

The petition alleges that the defendant is holding himself to the public as being engaged within Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, in the business of…