Legal Opinion

Carolina Builders Corp. v. AAA Dry Wall, Inc.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided November 6, 1979No. 7910SC115PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEDRICK, Judge.

Plaintiff assigns as error the order dismissing, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), G.S. § 1A-1, both its claims for relief. The sufficiency of a claim to withstand a motion to dismiss is tested by its success or failure in setting out a state of facts which, when liberally considered, would entitle plaintiff to some relief. If it appears to a certainty that no state of facts which could be proved in support of the claim would so entitle plaintiff, the complaint should be dismissed. 2A Moore’s Federal Practice § 12.08 (1979). Accord, Sutton v. Duke, 277 N.C. 94, 176 S.E. 2d 161 (1970);…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Sutton v. DukeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. Strong v. American Fence Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
  3. RGK, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  4. Noland Co. v. . TrusteesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  5. Warner v. . HalyburtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1924

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. James River Equipment, Inc. v. Tharpe's Excavating, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 2006
  2. Coastland Corp. v. County of CurrituckCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
  3. Pearce v. American Defender Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1983
  4. Yates v. City of RaleighCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980
  5. Henry v. North Carolina Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1979

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