Yandrich v. Blair

Plaintiff-appellant, Mary Lou Yandrich, filed a complaint against dentists Allan E. Blair and Allan J. Schemer, seeking damages for lingual nerve parasthesia causing loss of sensation in the left side of her tongue. Her claim against Dr. Blair was that he removed four wisdom teeth in an allegedly unskillful manner causing the injury, and her claim against Dr. Scheiner was that he failed to obtain her informed consent to the surgery. A jury verdict was returned in favor of both defendants. Plaintiff has appealed only the verdict in favor of Dr. Blair, asserting the following assignment of…