Legal Opinion
Estate of Tipton v. High Point Univ.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided June 16, 2015No. COA14–1286PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEELMAN, Judge.
Where the allegations contained in plaintiff's complaint failed to state claims for which relief may be granted, the trial court did not err in granting defendants' motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
On 26 March 2012, Robert E. Tipton, Jr. (decedent) was a student at High Point University (HPU) and a pledge of the local chapter of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity (the fraternity), and died as a result of fraternity hazing activities. At that time, Jeffrey A. Karpovich (Karpovich) was…
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