PHELPS v. DONALDSON

No. 46321.

150 So.2d 35 (1963)

243 La. 1118

Mrs. Frances PHELPS, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of the Minor, Meade Phelps, v. Dr. K. V. DONALDSON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 18, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watson, Williams & Brittain, Natchitoches, for plaintiff-applicant.

Stafford & Pitts, Alexandria, for defendant-respondent.


FOURNET, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, Mrs. Phelps, initiated this suit individually and on behalf of her minor daughter, Meade Phelps, against the defendant orthodontist, Dr. Donaldson, for damages1 in tort for alleged malpractice for injuries sustained as a result of his negligence and failure to straighten properly her daughter's teeth; and alternatively, for damages for the breach of a contract warranting particular results. The case...

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