Legal Opinion
England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided November 9, 1965No. Civ. A. 9292-APublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs are chiropractors practicing their profession in the State of Louisiana. In this litigation 1 they seek an injunction prohibiting the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners from enforcing the licensing provisions of the Louisiana Medical Practice Act 2 against them. After a full trial on the merits, we conclude that the application for injunction must be denied and this case dismissed.
The Louisiana Medical Practice Act has a general licensing provision applicable broadly to practitioners of the healing arts. It first defines “the practice of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Dent v. West VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Heaney v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- State Ex Rel. Iowa Department of Health v. Van WykSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Heaney v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Oliver v. MortonDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1973
- Rastetter v. WeinbergerDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1974
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