Frogge v. Shugrue

This is an action of malpractice brought by the plaintiffs, husband and wife, against the defendant dentist, the complaint claiming a recovery upon two grounds, first that he failed to remove the root tips of a tooth broken off in extracting it from the mouth of the wife, hereinafter called the plaintiff, and secondly that he failed to inform her that these tips remained in her jaw. The defendant denied the essential allegations of the complaint but offered no evidence at the trial. The jury returned a verdict in his favor. The plaintiffs have appealed solely on the ground of claimed errors…