Houston v. Houston

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

Following the trial court’s grant of Ronald Houston’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, Allyson Houston, his daughter, appeals, contending that her complaint sufficiently alleged promissory estoppel regarding her father’s promise to pay half of her college costs. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.

“A trial court should grant a motion to dismiss only when, assuming the allegations in the complaint are true, the plaintiff would not be entitled to any relief under the facts as stated and the defendant demonstrates that the plaintiff could not…