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NORMAN v. NASH JOHNSON & SONS' FARMS, INC.

No. COA99-857.

537 S.E.2d 248 (2000)

Mary Johnson NORMAN, Carol Nash Norman Hare, Ralph W. Norman, Jr. Ralph W. Norman, III, Ralph W. Norman, Jr., as Guardian Ad Litem for Caroline E. Norman, Ralph W. Norman, Jr., as Guardian Ad Litem for Anne R. Norman, Ralph W. Norman, Jr., as Guardian Ad Litem for Mary Catherine Norman, David F. Norman, David F. Norman, as Guardian Ad Litem for Walter L. Norman, David F. Norman, as Guardian Ad Litem for Lauren T. Norman, Mary Susan Norman Duncan, Mary Susan Norman Duncan as Guardian Ad Litem for William D. Duncan, Mary Susan Norman Duncan as Guardian Ad Litem for Joshua W. Duncan, Mary Susan Norman Duncan as Guardian Ad Litem for Matthew C. Duncan, Geraldine Johnson Cashwell, J. Steven Cashwell, and Elizabeth Ann Cashwell Gaskill, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NASH JOHNSON & SONS' FARMS, INC., House of Raeford Farms, Inc., House of Raeford Farms of Michigan, Inc., Johnson Breeders, Inc., E. Marvin Johnson, Robert Cowan Johnson, Mary Anna Johnson Carr Peak, Dennis N. Beasley, Diane Carol Johnson Beasley, Privateer Farms, Inc., and Johnson Investment Partnership, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 7, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James, McElroy & Diehl, P.A., by G. Russell Kornegay, III, J. Mitchell Aberman, Katherine Line Thompson Kelly and Ann L. Hester, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellants.

Jordan Price Wall Gray Jones & Carlton, PLLC, by Henry W. Jones, Jr., Paul T. Flick, C. Marshall Lindsay and Emily W. Eisele, Raleigh, for Nash Johnson & Sons' Farms, Inc., House of Raeford Farms, Inc., House of Raeford Farms of Michigan, Inc., Johnson Breeders, Inc., E. Marvin Johnson, Robert Cowan Johnson, Mary Anna Johnson Carr Peak, Dennis N. Beasley and Diane Carol Johnson, defendant-appellees.

Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P., by James T. Williams, Jr., James C. Adams, II, and Derek J. Allen, Greensboro, for Johnson Investment Partnership, defendant-appellee.

HORTON, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from the Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of their claims by the trial court. In reviewing the action of the trial court, we are to liberally construe the complaint and determine whether, as a matter of law, the allegations of the complaint, taken as true, are sufficient to state some legally recognized claim or claims upon which relief may be granted to plaintiffs. Harris v. NCNB, 85 N.C. App. 669, 670, 355 S.E.2d 838...

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