Negaard v. Estate of Feda

This is an appeal by defendant from a judgment in the amount of $9,470.57, in favor of a dental patient in a malpractice action. The case was tried to the court without a jury in the district court of Roosevelt County.

Plaintiff is Emma Negaard, a dental patient of Dr. P. M. Feda, the original defendant. Dr. Feda died prior to trial of this ease and the executrix of his estate has been substituted as party defendant. For simplicity, Dr. Feda will be referred to as the defendant.

This case does not involve any fundamental factual dispute. In the spring of 1960 plaintiff, a 47 year old married…