Norwood v. Goeddel
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 90, April T., .1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1912, No. 1,385, on verdict for plaintiff in case of William Norwood v. Dr. Oscar H. Goeddel. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. At the trial it appeared that the defendant on September 23, 1911, was a practicing dentist in the city of Pittsburg, and had practiced dentistry for about a year prior to that date.
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Appeal, No. 90, April T., .1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Allegheny Co., April T., 1912, No. 1,385, on verdict for plaintiff in case of William Norwood v. Dr. Oscar H. Goeddel. Trespass to recover damages for personal injuries. At the trial it appeared that the defendant on September 23, 1911, was a practicing dentist in the city of Pittsburg, and had practiced dentistry for about a year prior to that date. The plaintiff complained that owing to the negligence of the defendant in operating upon him, an abscess had developed in his jaw which resulted finally in necrosis of the jaw…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Kephart, J.,
This case grows out of alleged malpractice on the part of the defendant, a dentist. Upon a verdict in plaintiff’s *502favor, the trial court was asked to enter a judgment n. o. v. This was refused, hence the appeal. The sole question here raised is: Was there sufficient evidence to show that the injury resulted from the negligence of the defendant?
From a careful review of the testimony for the plaintiff we secure the following facts: the plaintiff, a young man, sound in body, continuously engaged at work prior to the injury complained of, went to the defendant on Saturday,…
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