GERMANN v. MATRISS


104 N.J. Super. 466 (1969)

250 A.2d 424

OSCAR GERMANN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR AD PROSEQUENDUM AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GERDA GERMANN, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. JOSEPH P. MATRISS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 13, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Seymour Cohen argued the cause for plaintiff-appellant.

Mr. Wilbur A. Stevens argued the cause for defendant-respondent (Messrs. Stevens and Mathias, attorneys).

Before Judges CONFORD, KILKENNY and LEONARD.


The opinion of the court was delivered by LEONARD, J.A.D.

[The forepart of the court's opinion finds reversible error in the trial of a malpractice action against a dentist for tetanus infection and resulting death of a patient allegedly caused by the improper manner of sterilization of an acrylic denture inserted immediately after the extraction of teeth.]

Plaintiff's malpractice case, as tried below, consisted of three separate causes of action: (1) a wrongful...

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