Fierberg v. Whitcomb

This is an action for malpractice against the defendant, a dentist practicing in Hartford. The complaint is in three counts: the first is based on negligence in that the defendant was alleged to have read certain X-ray plates inaccurately, whereby he extracted two teeth which were not abscessed, and failed to extract two abscessed teeth; the second is based on contract and alleges a breach of the defendant’s undertaking to extract two abscessed teeth; and the third sets up a battery, in that the defendant extracted two teeth without the plaintiff’s consent. It was alleged that, as a result of…