ACUFF v. VINSANT


443 S.W.2d 669 (1969)

Mary A. ACUFF, Plaintiff in Error, v. Faith Cross VINSANT, Executrix of the Estate of Dr. Robert Sherman Vinsant, deceased, Defendant in Error.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Certiorari Denied July 22, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goff, Winchester & Walsh, Memphis, for plaintiff in error.

John S. Porter and Charles O. McPherson, Memphis, for defendant in error, Burch, Porter & Johnson, Memphis, of counsel.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court July 22, 1969.

MATHERNE, Judge.

Plaintiff, Mary A. Acuff, sued for personal injuries due to the negligent, careless, unskilled and unprofessional manner in which Dr. Robert Sherman Vinsant, a dentist, permitted a broken portion of plaintiff's tooth which was being extracted to fall into and pass through plaintiff's trachea and to become lodged in plaintiff's lung while plaintiff was unconscious under a general anesthesia...

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