McMullin v. Murphy

Plaintiff brought this action for malpractice and fraud arising, inter alia, out of the defendant dentist’s misrepresentations to her regarding the fees that he and the hospital whose facilities he used would charge to fit plaintiff with dentures. Plaintiff alleged in her fraud claim that “defendant either knew that the representations were false or made such representations recklessly without knowledge of their truth or falsity.” The jury was instructed that it could base a verdict for plaintiff on the fraud claim on a finding of either intentional or reckless misrepresentations and a…