Berry v. Frazier

Filed 4/28/23 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE RYAN BERRY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. A164168 JEFFERY R. FRAZIER, DVM, (County and City of San Francisco Defendant and Respondent. Super. Ct. No. CGC20587086) Ryan Berry sued Jeffery R. Frazier, a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, for nominal and punitive damages based on the circumstances surrounding the euthanasia of her cat. 1 The gravamen of the operative pleading (the first amended complaint, hereafter FAC) is that Berry secured Frazier’s services to perform a…