The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-15
2H|ROPRACTORS TO
GET EARLY VERDICT
chancellor Rules Friday-Ap-
peal Likely in Effort to
Keep Up Practice,

A final decree will be rendered Fri
'lay morning by Judge Heiskell in chan
Gerry court No. / which will deter
Nmine whether or not cnlropractors in
lthe city of Memphis will be allowed to
Econtinue to practice without first hav-
Wing appeared before the state medical
board. An application for a preliminary
injunction against the chiropractors was
introduced by attorneys representing
the osteopaths and medical board
Thursday morning, No action was ta
ken on This application, the matter go
ing over until Friday morning.
Judge Heiskell offered the attorneys
representing the parties interested in
the lawsuit two alternatives. If the
, consttutionality of the acts of 1915
and 1919 is attacked by attorneys for
the chiropractors, the case would go
to the supreme court of the state i'm
mediately on appeal and will be decided
tive under. the terms of which no at
tack would be made by the chiroprac-
tors as to the constitutionality of the
existing laws would leave for Judge
Heiskell a decision as to the granting
of preliminary injunction against the
Chiropractors in which event the ap-
peal would be taken to the court of
civil appeals.
Arguments on various points of the
lawsuit consumed the greater part of
the morning session of Judge Heiskelp $
court, w. P. Biggs and H. T. Leonard
appearing for the osteopatns and med
ical boaN and John Poston and George
Silvertooh representing the chiroprac-
tors.
An agfeement will be reached between
the contending attorneys before 10
o'clock Friday morning and the case
will be submitted for final decree at
that time
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the chiropractors except one, attempted
to withdraw his attack upon the consti-
tutionality of the law Thursday but the
attorneys could not agree as to the
facts in the case.
Judge Heiskell pointed out Thursday
that by not attacking the constitution
ality of the acts Of 1915 and 1919, which
acts designate the persons who are re-
auired to appear before the state board
for preliminary examination, a delay
of almost year would ensue, the case
of necessity being appealed to the civil
court of appeals and then to the su-
preme court of the state. On a ques-
lion of constitutionality of the law
thowever, the appeal would go direct to
athe supreme court and would hasten a
final decision.
The case was brought in chancery
court by the osteopaths and medical
hoard on the contention that the chiro-
praCtOrS were engaged III lne prdctlSe
Of aleviating ailments afflicting the hui
man body but that they had not at any
, Time appeared before the state board
for any kind Of an examination as is
required of physicians and surgeons
and a preliminary examination before
the osteopathic board insofar as it
concerns practitioners of that profess
sion.
The chiropractors contend that they
are exempt from such an examination
because in their procession they do not
administer drugs but coni:ne themselves
TO adjustments Of the spinal column.
The question OF merit or demerits Of
the practice OF chiropractic will not be
gone into by Judge Heiskeil unlass there
lis some further move made Friday by
the attorneys representing them it be-
ing the present idea ns expressed on
Thursday to try the case solely upon
rointS of law