Irene Raza v. Walter F. Sullivan

McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant brought this negligence suit in the District Court to recover damages for a jaw bone fracture suffered during the extraction of a wisdom tooth. The matter went to trial before a jury, but at the close of appellant’s case the judge directed a verdict for appellee, the dentist who had extracted the tooth. For the reasons hereinafter ap pearing, we reverse the judgment of the District Court and remand the case for a new trial.

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Appellant’s case consisted principally of her own testimony, and that of the oral surgeon to whom she was referred by appellee after the…