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    Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, ___ N.C. App. ___, 551 S.E.2d 443 (2001), affirming an order for summary judgment signed 4 April 2000 by Albright, J., in Superior Court, Guilford County. Heard in the Supreme Court 10 December 2001.
    Skager Law Firm, by Philip R. Skager, for plaintiff- appellant.

    Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, by Gusti W. Frankel and Alison R. Bost, for defendant-appellee.

    PER CURIAM.
    AFFIRMED.

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