Cathy's Boutique v. WINSTON-WINSTON-SALEM JOINT VENTURE

COZORT, Judge.

The plaintiff, Cathy’s Boutique, Inc., filed this action alleging that it had been libeled by a “cat cartoon” published in the defendants’ advertising supplement. The trial court pursuant to the defendants’ G.S. 1A-1, Rule 12(b)(6) and 12(c) motions dismissed the plaintiffs action. On appeal, the plaintiff argues that the trial court erred in granting the defendants’ motions and improperly considered material outside the pleadings. We affirm the order of the trial court.

In 1976, Cathy’s Boutique, Inc. entered into a ten-year lease agreement with Winston-Salem Joint Venture…