CLAIM FAILS.
NO PROOF OF NEGLIGENCE. Per Press Association. HAMILTON, Nov. 19. H. IV. Frost, Ltd., a dental firm, today successfully defended a suit for £l2l brought by a client, Mrs Janet Hymburn, on the ground of negligence in performing an operation. The firm’s employee, J. C. Kirkland, had cut the loose flesh from the gum, preparatory to fitting a new denture and punctured two small arteries. A surgeon was called in to stop the flow of blood and inserted a stitch. The gum adhered to the cheek and the patient had a long period without any teeth; then a second operation had to be performed to rectify the adhesion. For the defence Kirkland stated today that he had advised the immediate insertion of the denture to prevent adhesion. Tiyo prominent Auckland dentists supported defendant’s claim that this procedure was correct. The Magistrate, Mr Wilson, said that he found no proof of negligence m the nature of the operation, the manner of its performance or after treatment. Judgment was for the defendant, with costs.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 303, 20 November 1928, Page 10
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174CLAIM FAILS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 303, 20 November 1928, Page 10
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