Stallcup v. Coscarart

PHELPS, Justice.

Paul Coscarart, hereinafter called plaintiff, brought suit against L. B. Stallcup, oral surgeon, hereinafter called defendant, to recover damages for alleged malpractice, by the defendant upon the person of plaintiff. The alleged malpractice is based upon the postoperative care of plaintiff after the extraction of four wisdom teeth. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict' in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $25,500. Judgment was rendered on the verdict and after the usual motions were overruled, this appeal was taken.

The plaintiff was placed under an anesthetic…