FOURNIER v. HAYWOOD COUNTY HOSP.

No. 8830SC1389.

383 S.E.2d 227 (1989)

Alcide J. FOURNIER, Plaintiff, v. HAYWOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 19, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horton, Jarvis, Moore & Ferguson, P.A. by Hallett S. Ward, III, Asheville, for plaintiff.

Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes & Davis, P.A. by Gene B. Johnson and Michelle Rippon, Asheville, for defendant.


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...

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