Legal Opinion
Price v. Brown
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 31, 1996PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 when the animal suffers an injury as a result or does not survive the surgery.
On May 4, 1993, Tracy Price filed a complaint against Nancy 0. Brown, a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Schell v. Miller North Broad Storage Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
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