Rice v. Jaskolski

The trial judge granted a directed verdict in this malpractice action, because the plaintiffs had failed to establish the prevailing professional standard of conduct. We find the testimony of the defendant dentist 1 supplied evidence on this point sufficient to withstand a directed verdict as to one count of the plaintiffs’ complaint, and we reverse.

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Edmund J. Jaskolski, D.D.S., is a specialist in oral surgery. Petrina Rice first sought his services on April 28, 1972. Dr. Jaskolski found pericoronitis of her left mandibular third molar and a similar condition on the right which was not yet in…