Legal Opinion

Rose v. Epley Motor Sales

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided June 26, 1975No. 98PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAKE, Justice.

There was no error in the denial by the District Court of the defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state in the com plaint a claim upon which relief can be granted. The basis of this motion is that the complaint does not state wherein the alleged implied warranties were broken or otherwise allege any act or omission of the defendants or any condition of the automobile at the time of the sale which caused the fire.

The complaint would clearly have been insufficient to state a cause of action under the provisions of the old Code of Civil Procedure. Under the present Rules…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sutton v. DukeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. Kelly v. International Harvester CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  3. Cutts v. CaseySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  4. Performance Motors, Incorporated v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
  5. REDEVELOPMENT COM'N OF CITY OF WASHINGTON v. GrimesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. DeWitt v. Eveready Battery Co., Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
  2. Testo v. Russ Dunmire Oldsmobile, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1976
  3. Morrison v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
  4. Vernon v. CristSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  5. Cockerham v. WardCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1980

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