PRICE v. BROWN


545 Pa. 216 (1996)

680 A.2d 1149

Tracy PRICE, Appellee, v. Nancy O. BROWN, V.M.D., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 31, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Audrey L. Jacobsen, Berwyn, Christopher E. Dougherty, Charles W. Craven, Norristown, for Nancy O. Brown.

John C. Dowling, Harrisburg, for amicus curiae — A.V.M.A.

William G. Halligan, Media, for Tracy Price.

Before NIX, C.J., and FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether a complaint based upon an alleged breach of a bailment agreement states a cause of action for injury or death suffered by an animal that has been entrusted to a veterinarian for surgical and professional treatment. We hold that allegations of breach of a bailment agreement are insufficient to state a cause of action against a veterinarian who has performed surgery on an animal...

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