Legal Opinion
Benton v. Ala. Bd. of Medical Examiners
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 15, 1985No. 83-54PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Montgomery County Circuit Court upholding an order of the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners (hereafter the Board) denying Dr. Benton's request for a full and unrestricted Alabama controlled substance certificate. We reverse and remand with directions.
In 1958, Dr. Benton admitted herself to a hospital, for the ostensible purpose of being treated for a narcotics addiction. That same year, Dr. Benton's controlled substance certificate was restricted by the Board to exclude Class II and Class III controlled substances from her prescription rights.…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Katz v. Alabama State Bd. of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Medical Services Administration v. DukeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
3Cited by25 opinions
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- Alabama Medicaid Agency v. PeoplesCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Alabama Medicaid Agency v. NorredCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
- Eley v. MEDICAL LICENSURE COM'N OF ALABAMACourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2003
- Ex Parte NixonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
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