Cassels v. Ford Motor Company

GBAHAM, Judge.

The determinative question on this appeal is whether plaintiffs’ complaints are sufficient under Buie 8(a) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure (G.S. 1A-1) to withstand defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b) (6) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

Rule 8(a) provides:

“Claims for relief. — A pleading which sets forth a claim for relief, whether an original claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, or third-party claim, shall contain(1) A short and plain statement of the claim sufficiently particular to give the court and the parties notice…