State Board of Medical Examiners v. Terrill
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Second District; Hon. N. J. Harris, Judge. Injunction by the Board of Medical Examiners of State of Utah against G-. -W. Terrill. ¡ From a decree granting the writ, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtStraup, C. J.
The defendant is enjoined from practicing medicine without a license, and appeals.
He held himself out as a “scientific manipulator.” He claims no knowledge of medicine, nor of anatomy, physiology, or hygiene, nor of any of the subjects enumerated in the statute (Laws Utah 1911, c. 93), knowledge of which one, to take an examination and obtain a license, must possess, and concerning which one must hold a degree or diploma from a legally chartered medical school requiring such subjects. The defendant, however, claims to be merely a masseur, and the right only to give massage treatments by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. GordonIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
- Board of Medical Examiners v. FreenorUtah Supreme Court · 1916
- State v. EricksonUtah Supreme Court · 1916
- State v. Yee Foo LunUtah Supreme Court · 1915
- People v. HettigerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1909
3Cited by1 opinion
- Corey v. City of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1972