Phelps v. Donaldson

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 damages 1 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 is. now before us on a writ of certiorari granted upon the plaintiff’s application to review the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, affirming…