Nguyen Kim v. Anderson

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff Nguyen Kim brought this malpractice action against the defendant Dr. John F. Anderson, alleging that during a root canal operation, the defendant negligently dropped a drill bit down the plaintiff’s throat.

After the plaintiff presented his evidence, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict on the ground that the plaintiff had not presented any expert testimony as to the required standard of care, nor of the violation thereof.

Plaintiff contends that the evidence was such that lay persons could judge the defendant’s misdeed to be a…