Jones v. BRADFORD, THROUGH BRADFORD

Dr. Alan Jones appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Tabitha Bradford, in her medical malpractice action. The issue for our review is whether the trial court erred in failing to grant Jones's motion for a j.n.o.v., or his alternative motion for a new trial, on the basis that Bradford had failed to establish, through expert testimony, a breach of the applicable standard of care by Dr. Jones.

Tabitha Bradford was referred to Dr. Jones, an orthodontist, by Dr. Ernest Flowers, her regular dentist, in the summer of 1989 after Flowers noticed the crowded…