April v. Peront

The plaintiff testified that he first consulted the defendant on February 16, 1931; that a tooth had bothered him for about a week and that he went to the defendant’s office on that occasion not only to have that tooth extracted but to have the defendant examine all his teeth and do “whatever there was to be done.” It was the first time he had been to a dentist for treatment in five years.

The defendant, after his examination, expressed the opinion that two teeth (a lower right and an upper left) would have to come out. He extracted these teeth and then dismissed the plaintiff with directions…