Williams v. Hillhaven Corp.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Judge.
The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in dismissing plaintiffs claims for abusive discharge, breach of employment contract and tortious interference with a contract under N.C.G.S. § 1A-1, Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
Under N.C.G.S. § 1A-1, Rule 12(b)(6), a complaint is deemed sufficient:
where no insurmountable bar to recovery appears on the face of the complaint and the complaint’s allegations give adequate notice of the nature and extent of the claim. Detailed fact pleading is not required. ... A complaint should…
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