Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-21
DEFENDANT IN ACTION CLAIMS
ARTIFICIAL moLARs WILL
NOT BITE.
FILES COUNTER CLAIM
AGAINST HIS DENTIST
Alleges Dentist Was Once Roommate
and Damaged Furniture and Fixture,
With His Chemicals and Tools
Some Of Bedding Had TO Be Re-
s!=ssG-Rsss IN SavsHpart Court.

Davenport Auk 2l.-Something mor'
than n torkfGl OF trouble may be bit
1 ten of by = beautiful set of tailor
made IaolarS when tho suit brought BY
DR.. &. Z. ObeTman against DR.. T. w
Chandler is called for trial in the dis
tr!ct court. 4 counter-suft in the case
has already been filed.
a petition 10 recover a balance OF
$50 alleged to be due for the teeth was
filed today BY X V. Western, attor-
ney for the plaintiff dentist.
DR.. Chandler refuses 10 pay the
bill FIRST beC& use he alleges that the
teeth won't bite and secondly because
he has 4 cognter-claim against the
dentist The petition filed today states
that between Nov. l. 1918. and Dec
81 1918 Dr. OteTrlAn- with offices in
the Security building, extracted such
teeth s. were n IRE mouth of the de-
PENDANT AMI took Impressions from
which he made 4 nsv set OF upper and
lower noIars-
The bill came 10 sIe4 but reduc-
tion Of s24 was made thru an agret
ment between the parties-at-law. The
case originally came up in the justice
court over which W. r Names presid-
ed Dr. Chandler had had the molars
something Ike three months and had
given them fair trtaL he declares. bur
they were like n tame trombone play
er-they wouldn't bite anything. ac-
cording TO DR.. Chandler. He turned
. he e. TrS
Justice put them in his desk. where
they have lain like a smile without a
face around it
DR.. Chandler brought counter-sui'
and when he finished the inventory OF
items, for which he claims the dentist
is indebted. he had a bill that looks
like a first class act with several en-
cores and two curtain calls. The coun-
ter-claim begins by calling attention
to the fact that the dentist agreed &c
furnish a set Of incisors that would
masticate even food and serve the
purpose OF natural teeth. The defend
ants contemplation gives the impress
sion that the teeth didn't seem to know
what they were made Of. They refused
TO eat.
Defendant Chandler declares thai
the plaintiff upon one occasion room
ed with him at the Chandler house
He alleges that in smoking cigaA'
the dentist burned hole thru the mat
tress, sheets and bed-spread. DR.
Chandler alleges further that the den
fist had two dogs and that he fed them
on the carpet. The carpet got 50 thai
1t looked like an abattoir and had tc
be sent to the cleaners to get the
grease spots out. This cost 81 and II
cost SIC to replace the bedding.
DR.. Chandler also puts in a claim
Of IS per week room rent for each dog
This amounts to SEQ. Patsy, one OF
the canine, took sick and DR.. Chandler
a former veterinarian, treated him. De
restored the dog TO health and appe-
tite He puts in claim OF IS for thE
dog Dr. Chandler makes other charges
which add to the damage claim. One
| IS that the polish on a dresser wal
eaten away by an alcoholic fluid which
| the dentist had on the dresser. The
| total amount of the counter claim re-
| duces considerably the claim for tbs
| dental bill.