Acuff v. Vinsant

Plaintiff, Mary A. Acuff, sued for personal injuries due to the negligent, careless, unskilled and unprofessional manne¡r in which Dr. Robert Sherman Vinsant, a dentist, permitted a broken portion of plaintiff’s tooth which was being extracted to fall into and pass through, plaintiff’s trachea and to become lodged in plaintiff’s lung while plaintiff was unconscious under a general anesthesia. Dr. Vinsant is now deceased, and this suit is brought against the executrix of his estate. In the Trial Court plaintiff obtained a verdict and judgment for $10,000.00. Defendant does not appeal in error.

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