Sam burned his hand on the stove. The burn was so bad that it permanently scarred his hand and made it hard to grip things. A doctor told him that he could fix the hand through a simple “skin-grafting” procedure. Sam and the doctor entered into a contract to have the surgery for $1,200. After the surgery, Sam’s hand worked perfectly, but he grew hair out of the palm of his hand. Even though he tried waxing his hand and using Nair, he was not able to stop the hair from growing. Did the doctor breach the contract by giving Sam a hairy hand? If so, why, and what should the court do about it?
