Legal Opinion

Brenner v. Little Red School House, Ltd.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided June 3, 1980No. 7918DC1141Published

1Opinion of the Court

WEBB, Judge.

We hold the court erred in granting the plaintiffs motion for summary judgment and in not granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss pursuant to G.S. 1A-1, Rule 12(b) (6). The complaint shows plaintiff entered into a contract under the terms of which tuition was payable in advance and not refundable. The terms of the contract are not ambiguous and the courts are bound to enforce it as written. See Loving Co. v. *21Contractor, Inc., 44 N.C. App. 597, 261 S.E. 2d 286 (1980) and Weyerhaeuser v. Carolina Power and Light Co., 257 N.C. 717, 127 S.E. 2d 539 (1962).

The appellee contends the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Weyerhaeuser Company v. Carolina Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
  2. Sechrest v. Forest Furniture CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
  3. Horner School v. . WescottSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
  4. Bingham v. . RichardsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1864
  5. McCay v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980

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