Cozart v. Chapin

ERWIN, Judge.

Defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a directed verdict at the close of all of the evidence on the grounds: (1) that plaintiff’s evidence was insufficient to establish actionable negligence by defendant and (2) that plaintiff’s evidence was insufficient to establish that defendant’s failure to orient the x-ray with plaintiff’s mouth was the proximate cause of plaintiff’s injury.

Our Supreme Court held in Hunt v. Bradshaw, 242 N.C. 517, 521-22, 88 S.E. 2d 762, 765 (1955):

“A physician or surgeon who undertakes to render professional services must…