Thomas v. Barnhill’s Empirical Analysis
1991
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
July 1999
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on McLean v. McLean · Truesdale v. University of North Carolina · Lowder v. All Star Mills · Ingram v. Johnson · 91 N.C. App. 355 - Smith v. Buckhram
Most-quoted passages
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“(1) The etiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and disability, including anatomical, neurological, physiological, and pathological considerations within the scope of chiropractic, as defined in G.S. 90-151; and (2) The physiological dynamics of contiguous spinal structures which can cause neurological disturbances, the chiropractic procedure preparatory to, and complementary to the correction thereof, by an adjustment of the articulations of the vertebral column and other articulations.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“legislative history suggests ... the General Assembly intended “to allow chiropractors to testify as to the spinal column and the physical structures that support and/or complement it.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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