Legal Opinion

Richard Venable v. William H. Meyers, Defendant-Appelleant

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 16, 1974No. 73-2457PublishedCited by 114 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Appellant, William Meyers, appeals from an adverse judgment entered by the district court nunc pro tunc in this diversity action.

Meyers, a self-proclaimed naturopathic physician, operated a health food store in Caldwell, Idaho. He was not legally authorized to dispense prescriptions. In early 1968 he obtained a potent and potentially dangerous prescription medicine from two pharmaceutical concerns, each named Paramount Drug and Supply Company. He repackaged and rela-belled the medicine as Wonder Formula 101-102 and sold it as a remedy for arthritis, neuritis and rheumatism. Vena-ble,…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Mitchell v. OvermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
  3. Harris v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. Elmo Williams v. H. v. FieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
  5. Frieda Klingebiel and Henry Klingebiel v. Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, a California CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974

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4Cited by114 opinions

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  2. Monti v. McKeonDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1984
  3. In Re Pago Pago Aircrash of January 30, 1974District Court, C.D. California · 1981
  4. Middleton v. Dan River, Inc.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1985
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