DIXON v. STUART

No. 8621SC1197.

354 S.E.2d 757 (1987)

Curtis E. DIXON v. Bryce A. STUART, Alexander R. Beaty and Sam H. Owen, Individually and In Their Capacities As Agents of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a Municipal Corporation.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 21, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Steven Allen, Greensboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice by Anthony H. Brett, Winston-Salem, for defendants-appellees.


HEDRICK, Chief Judge.

A complaint is deemed sufficient to withstand a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) where no insurmountable bar to recovery appears on the face of the complaint and the complaint's allegations give adequate notice of the nature and extent of the claim. Detailed fact pleading is not required. Deitz v. Jackson, 57 N.C. App. 275, 291 S.E.2d 282 (1982). A complaint should not be dismissed for failure to...

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