People v. Mulford
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, James E. Mulford, from a judgment of the County Court of Allegany county in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 10th day of February, 1910, convicting the defendant of the crime of practicing medicine without being registered, as prescribed by chapter 344 of the Laws of 1907, and fining him $100.
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The judgment should he affirmed.
It appeared from the evidence, without contradiction, that the defendant had an office, where he received patients and treated them for physical ailments, and received compensation therefor; that he gave no medicine, and prescribed none; that he performed no surgical operations and used no surgical instruments; that his entire treatment consisted of the laying on of hands and manipulation, breathing and rubbing his hands together, and that his treatment was beneficial to his patients. The sign in front of his office indicated that 'his treatment was known and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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