BUTTS v. WATTS


290 S.W.2d 777 (1956)

James BUTTS, Appellant, v. W. P. WATTS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 22, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodes K. Myers, George B. Boston, Bowling Green, for appellant.

G. D. Milliken, Jr., Bowling Green, for appellee.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

The appeal is from a judgment on a directed verdict for the defendant in an action against a dentist for malpractice.

The appellant, James Butts, suffering severe pain from a wisdom tooth, accompanied by great swelling, went to Dr. W. P. Watts in Bowling Green for relief. The dentist took an X-ray picture and determined the position of the tooth, injected novocain to relieve the pain and proceeded to extract it. In the process the tooth...

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