Ribarin v. Kessler

OPINION

The plaintiff, suffering from an infected tooth called upon the defendant, a dentist, who, using novocain as an anesthetic, pulled same. The infection indicated by the swelling of a gland, spread rapidly the following day, causing serious illness.

The plaintiff filed a petition against the defendant, alleging malpractice, in the administration of the anesthetic and subsequent treatment.

The plaintiff was, at the close of the evidence permitted to amend her petition, specifically alleging that the defendant was negligent,’ in that he used novocain by infiltration, where the same could not…