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CARLTON v. SHELTON

No. 82-1659.

722 F.2d 203 (1984)

Joan F. CARLTON, Individually and as representative of the estate of William R. Carlton, deceased, and as next friend of Robert Carlton, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Dr. Herbert M. SHELTON, Individually and d/b/a Dr. Shelton's Health School, and Dr. Virginia V. Vetrano, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 3, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Goggan, Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Franklin Houser, Dennis P. Bujnoch, San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before POLITZ, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Herbert M. Shelton and Vivian V. Vetrano are chiropractors operating the Shelton Health School in San Antonio, Texas. The Shelton Health School is a "medical facility" that, among other things, encourages the practice of extended fasting for the treatment of numerous illnesses. On September 11, 1978, forty-nine year old William R. Carlton checked into the Shelton Health School in an attempt...

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