Truelove v. Durham & Southern Railway Co.

The function of a complaint is not the narration of the evidence but a statement of the material, essential or ultimate facts upon which the plaintiff’s claim to relief is founded. Winders v. Hill, 141 N. C., 694; Revis v. Asheville, 207 N. C., 237, 176 S. E., 738; Hosiery Mill v. Hosiery Mills, 198 N. C., 596, 152 S. E., 794; Hawkins v. Moss, ante, 95; McIntosh P. & P., 389, sec. 379. Only the facts to which the pertinent legal or equitable principles of law are to be applied should he stated. Winders v. Hill, supra; Revis v. Asheville, supra; Hawkins v. Moss, supra.

Actionable negligence…