Patterson Ex Rel. Patterson v. Weatherspoon

HEDRICK, Judge.

“Under G.S. 1A-1, Rule 8(a), detailed fact-pleading is not required. ‘A pleading complies with the rule if it gives sufficient notice of the events or transactions which produced the claim to enable the adverse party to understand the nature of it and the basis for it, to file a responsive pleading, and — by using the rules provided for obtaining pretrial discovery — to get any additional information he may need to prepare for trial.’ Sutton v. Duke, 277 N.C. 94, 104, 176 S.E. 2d 161, 167. ‘Under “notice pleading” a statement of claim is adequate if it gives sufficient notice…