Opinion ID: 2322885
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Heading: Consideration of Materials Outside the Pleadings

Text: In Vanderbilt Income and Growth Associates v. Arvida/JMB Managers, [7] this Court reversed a trial court grant of a Rule 12(b)(6) motion that relied on matters outside the pleadings. We held that there were only two exceptions to the general rule prohibiting consideration of such extrinsic material on a motion to dismiss: (i) where an extrinsic document is integral to a plaintiff's claim and is incorporated into the complaint by reference, and (ii) where the document is not being relied upon to prove the truth of its contents. [8] Neither exception is applicable here. Therefore, the trial court erred in relying on Ms. Lawhead's affidavit when deciding the motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) standards.