AMBROSI v. MONKS

No. 1106.

85 A.2d 188 (1951)

AMBROSI v. MONKS.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided December 14, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sol M. Alpher, Washington, D. C., Louis E. Spiegler, Washington, D. C., on the brief, for appellant.

J. Harry Welch, Washington, D. C., H. Mason Welch and John R. Daily, Washington, D. C., on the brief, for appellee.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


HOOD, Associate Judge.

Mrs. Ambrosi, who is appellant here, sued Dr. Monks, a dental surgeon, for malpractice. Her testimony showed that she was referred by her dentist, Dr. Norton, to Dr. Monks for the extraction of a lower molar. Dr. Monks took an X-ray of the tooth, administered a local anesthetic, and extracted the tooth. Mrs. Ambrosi testified that immediately with the pull she felt a terrible blow or jerk followed by agonizing pain which caused her to scream...

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