Higdon v. Carlebach

348 Mich. 363 (1957)

83 N.W.2d 296

HIGDON

v.

CARLEBACH.

Docket Nos. 73, 74, Calendar Nos. 47,074, 47,075.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided May 17, 1957.

Joseph Marvaso, for plaintiffs.

Moll, Desenberg, Purdy & Glover, for defendants.

BLACK, J.

These are consolidated actions for negligence occurring, as alleged, in the course of dental treatment. One is brought by plaintiff Sandra R. Higdon in her own right. The other, derivative from the first, is brought by Sandra's mother.

Sandra's cause is a striking duplicate of Vale v. Noe, 172 Wis 421 (179 NW 572); and Ellering v. Gross, 189 Minn 68 (248 NW 330).…