Hazel v. Hewlett

Opinion

LILLIE, P. J.

In this dental malpractice action plaintiff, Rex Hazel, appeals from judgment entered in favor of defendant Edmond Hewlett, D.D.S., and against plaintiff after the trial court sustained defendant’s affirmative defense of the statute of limitations.

Factual and Procedural Background

In June 1983 plaintiff went to the offices of Carl Stasiewicz, D.D.S., for dental treatment. Dr. Stasiewicz determined that it was necessary to extract 13 of plaintiff’s teeth and he extracted 7 of them during plaintiff’s next two visits. On the last of these visits Dr. Stasiewicz told plaintiff…