Williams v. Hockman

HODGSON, J.,

Appellants, Kevin Williams and Iris Williams, appeal the March 10, 1998 order of this court granting the appellee Donald Hock-man’s motion for summary judgment and dismissing the appellant’s complaint with prejudice.

*31FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The underlying facts of this case are largely undisputed. The appellant, Donald Hockman, is a dentist. On August 9, 1993, Hockman extracted the right maxillary second molar from appellee, Kevin Williams. During this procedure, the root of the tooth fractured. Unable to locate the root, Hockman ordered an x-ray. The x-ray indicted that the…