Legal Opinion
Beck v. McLeod
District Court, E.D. South Carolina
Decided April 26, 1965No. Civ. A. 7972PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff seeks an injunction against the enforcement of the statute of South Carolina proscribing the practice of naturopathy in that State unless the practitioner has met requirements substantially equivalent to those of ordinary physicians and has passed the examination requisite for the licensing of medical doctors. 1 The attack is based upon the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Shortly after the passage of the Act which is now before us, an association of Naturopaths, who had earlier practiced their calling in the State of South Carolina, brought an action in the state…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Dent v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Douglas v. NobleSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Graves v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Shaw v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Weisbrod v. LynnDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1974
- Whitney Stores, Inc. v. SummerfordDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1968
- William C. Hall, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated v. O. Frank Thornton, Secretary of State for the State of South CarolinaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Parke, Davis & Company, a Michigan Corporation v. Health Cross Stores, Inc., and White Cross Health and Beauty Aid Discount Centers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Idaho Ass'n of Naturopathic Physicians v. United States Food & Drug AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
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