Fournier v. Haywood County Hospital

LEWIS, Judge.

The sole issue before us is whether plaintiff sufficiently set out his claim against Haywood County Hospital for medical malpractice. Plaintiff claims that his complaint sufficiently set out the standard of care, the acts and omissions of defendant, proximate cause and damages. Plaintiff argues his complaint, although “bare boned” in its content, is enough under our notice pleading requirements.

G.S. 1A-1, Rule 8(a)(1) requires only “a short and plain statement of the claim sufficiently particular to give the court and the parties notice of the transactions . . . showing that the…