Commonwealth v. Seibert

Citations

• 262 Pa. 345
• 105 A. 507
• 1918 Pa. LEXIS 648

Syllabus

<p>Physicians and surgeons — Neuropathy—Act of June 8, 1911. P. L. 689 — Practicing neuropathy without a license.</p> <p>1. Under tbe Act of June 3, 1911, P. L. 639, as amended by tbe Act of July 25, 1913, P. L. 1220, relating to the licensing of physicians and surgeons, a person who holds himself out to the public as one instructed and skilled in the healing art is required to have a license.</p> <p>2. A person who practices neuropathy, which is the science of healing by controlling the blood supply to the diseased parts of the human body, through manipulation around or about the affected or diseased parts, practices medicine within the meaning of the said Acts of 1911 and 1913, and is properly convicted of a violation of the Acts of 1911 and 1913, if he practices his profession without first obtaining a license.</p> <p>3. There is no merit in the contention that the Acts of 1911 and 1913 are unconstitutional.</p>