Gowin v. Hazen Memorial Hospital Ass'n

PEDERSON, Justice.

Verna Gowin [Gowin] appeals from a district court’s ruling granting Hazen Memorial Hospital [Hospital] judgment on the pleadings. The question presented upon appeal is whether or not the allegations contained in Counts I and II of plaintiff’s complaint are sufficient to satisfy the requirements of Rule 8(a), NDRCivP. We conclude that they are. We reverse and remand for further consideration by the district court.

Count One of Gowin’s complaint alleged that she was wrongfully demoted from her position as head of the hospital laboratory and replaced by a younger person. Count…