Braswell v. Stinnett

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. Bennie E. Braswell Jr. filed a complaint in the Marshall County Circuit Court against Beth Stinnett, D.D.S., individually and d/b/a Family Dentistry. The complaint alleged that Dr. Stinnett had negligently injected Braswell with a local anesthetic during a “deep cleaning” procedure. As a result, Braswell contends that he suffered permanent nerve damage.

¶ 2. At the close of Braswell’s case-in-chief, Dr. Stinnett requested a directed verdict. Dr. Stinnett argued that Bras-well’s expert witness, Dr. Martin H. Turk, failed to establish the…