Legal Opinion

Sethness v. Sethness

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 21, 1983No. 8215DC813PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HILL, Judge.

Plaintiff’s first contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiff’s Complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted.

Plaintiff argues that the allegations in his Complaint establish his right to the relief prayed for: that the separation agreement be declared void.

In ruling on a motion to dismiss a complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, the test to be applied by the court is whether the complaint alleges a set of facts which would entitle the plaintiff to some relief. Carolina Builders Corp. v.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Sutton v. DukeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. United Leasing Corp. v. MillerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  3. Shoffner Industries, Inc. v. W. B. Lloyd Construction Co.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979
  4. Murphy v. MurphySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  5. Pierce v. CobbSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Patterson v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2015

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