Failure to State a Claim North Dakota

A trial court's decision granting judgment of dismissal for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted under N.D.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(vi), will be affirmed by an appellate court if it cannot discern a potential for proof to support the claim. Id. In reviewing the dismissal of a complaint under N.D.R.Civ.P. 12(b): We recognize that a complaint should not be dismissed unless it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief. The court's inquiry is directed to whether or not the allegations constitute a statement of a claim under Rule 8(a), N.D.R.Civ.P., which sets forth the requirements for pleading a claim and calls for a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief. The complaint is to be construed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, and the allegations of the complaint are taken as true. the motion for dismissal of the complaint should be granted only if it is disclosed with certainty the impossibility of proving a claim upon which relief can be granted. Tibert v. Minto Grain, LLC, 2004 ND 133, P7, 682 N.W.2d 294 (quoting from McCroskey v. Cass County, 303 N.W.2d 330, 332 (N.D. 1981)).