Forrester v. Garrett

MOORE, Justice.

Only one question is presented by this appeal: Did the court err in granting respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition under Rule 12(b) (6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted?

Rule 8(a), North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, provides that a pleading which sets forth a claim for relief shall contain (1) a short and plain statement of the claim sufficiently particular to give the court and the parties notice of the trans actions', occurrences, or series of transactions or occurrences, intended to be proved showing that the pleader is entitled to…