HOWELL v. MORTON

No. COA97-1559.

508 S.E.2d 804 (1998)

Michael HOWELL, Petitioner, v. Ronald W. MORTON, Area Director, Forsyth-Stokes Mental Health, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Winfrey, High Point, for petitioner.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice by James R. Morgan, Jr., Winston-Salem, for respondent.


SMITH, Judge.

Petitioner appeals the trial court's grant of respondent's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim under N.C. Gen.Stat. 1A-1, Rule 12(b)(6) (1990). Petitioner further avers the court erred by denying his motion to amend his petition for judicial review. We vacate the decision below on the grounds that the superior court did not have subject matter jurisdiction over petitioner's appeal.

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