Commonwealth v. Seibert
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 329, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Philadelphia Co., Nov. T., 1916, No. 452, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. John A. Seibert. Indictment for practicing medicine and surgery without a license. Before Martin, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty upon which judgment of sentence was passed.
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Appeal, No. 329, Oct. T., 1917, by defendant, from judgment of Q. S. Philadelphia Co., Nov. T., 1916, No. 452, on verdict of guilty in case of Commonwealth v. John A. Seibert. Indictment for practicing medicine and surgery without a license. Before Martin, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict of guilty upon which judgment of sentence was passed. Errors assigned were in refusing various points and in overruling defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, P. J.,
The defendant, who is a graduate of the American College of Neuropathy, advertised his professional occupation by an office sign, “Dr. John A. Seibert, 521 North 19th Street,” where he solicited, received patients, and charged fees for treatment by a system which is described as “A science of the healing art by which all diseased conditions of each and every part of the body are restored to health by regulating the blood supply to the involved areas through the nerve mechanism, but exclusively by the physical manipulation around and about the affected parts of the…
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