Betts v. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kalisch, J.

This ease is a sequel to Klitch v. Betts, decided by us at the Juno term, 1916, and reported in 89 N. J. L. 348. There it appears that the respondent herein, a licensed dentist, was sued for malpractice by one Kliich for injuries inflicted upon his jaw by one Snively, an assistant to the respondent, while in the performance of a dental operation. It further appears that Dr. Betts, the defendant in that case and the respondent herein, endeavored to defend upon the ground that his assistant, Snively, had done an unauthorized and illegal act in…