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SELBY v. TAYLOR

No. 812SC380.

290 S.E.2d 767 (1982)

Bernice SELBY v. J. T. TAYLOR and Zachary Taylor.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 4, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilkinson & Vosburgh by John A. Wilkinson and Steven P. Rader, Washington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Henderson & Baxter by David S. Henderson and Carl D. Lee, New Bern, for defendants-appellees.

HARRY C. MARTIN, Judge.

Plaintiff's Appeal

The court, in allowing defendants' Rule 12(b)(6) motion for dismissal, ruled that plaintiff's complaint did not state a cause of action. We disagree. The complaint sufficiently alleges a cause of action for slander of title.

The nature of the action for slander of title is peculiar, being based upon a defamatory attack upon property. It has little in common with the ordinary action for slander. Its...

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