Cockerham-Ellerbee v. Town of Jonesville

STEELMAN, Judge.

Defendants appeal the trial court’s order denying their motion to dismiss. For the reasons discussed herein, we affirm the ruling of the trial court.

When reviewing the trial court’s denial of a motion to dismiss, we must treat ail of the factual allegations contained in the plaintiff’s complaint as true. Lane v. City of Kinston, 142 N.C. App. 622, 624, 544 S.E.2d 810, 813 (2001). The complaint alleges that on 13 November 2002, plaintiff, Vernetta Marie Cockerham-Ellerbee, obtained a Domestic Violence Protective Order (protective order) against her estranged husband, Richard…