Louisiana Board of Medical Examiners v. Seeley

Citations

• 14 Teiss. 335
• 1917 La. App. LEXIS 65

Syllabus

<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>A manufacturer and vendor of an appliance, termed a truss, who, in connection with such business or vocation, advertises that he treats, relieves and, in certain cases, cures through the use thereof a bodily ailment, infirmity, deformity or defect, known as “hernia”, and who, prior to fitting and applying the truss, ascertains from a physical examination, of the prospective purchaser, the nature of the hernia and its curability, and thus determines the strength, size and conformation of the truss required to properly effect the relief or cure, is “practicing medicine” within the terms of Section 13 of Act 56 of 1914.</p>