Prevey v. Watzke

Defendant appeals from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

Plaintiff recovered a verdict of $12,000 against defendant, a licensed dentist, for malpractice. Plaintiff, 33 years of age, Avas a nurse of five years’ experience. On March 5, 1928, suffering with an impacted right upper third molar (wisdom tooth) she Avent to defendant’s office. He advised its extraction and undertook the operation. He Avas not accustomed to the removal of such teeth, usually sending such patients to a specialist for that purpose.

Defendant first administered novoeaine to plaintiff’s gums, and in half an…