JONES v. CAPITOL BROADCASTING CO., INC.

No. COA97-94.

495 S.E.2d 172 (1998)

Douglas R. JONES, Plaintiff, v. CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., and Carolina Ford Dealers Advertising Association, Inc., Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

January 6, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark Wharton & Berry by Frederick L. Berry, Greensboro, for plaintiff-appellant.

Adams, Kleemeier, Hagan, Hannah & Fouts by W. Winburne King, III, and Benjamin A. Kahn, Greensboro, for defendants-appellees.


LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an order granting defendants' motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

According to the allegations of the complaint, during the 1995-1996 football season, defendants conducted a promotional campaign to promote the Carolina Panthers football team and the Ford Dealers of North Carolina, the "One Half Ton of Fun" Contest ("Contest"). Defendants advertised to the general public...

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