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TERI HARVEY LITTLE and FRANK DONALD LITTLE, JR. v. OMEGA MEATS I, INC., THOMAS A. CASSANO, and RONALD LEE SMITH

    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. ___, 615 S.E.2d 45 (2005), affirming a judgment entered 20 August 2003 by Judge Michael E. Helms directing a verdict in favor of defendants Omega Meats I, Inc. and Thomas A. Cassano in Superior Court, Guilford County. Heard in the Supreme Court 13 December 2005.
     Schoch & Schoch, by Arch K. Schoch IV, for plaintiff- appellants.

    Horton and Gsteiger, P.L.L.C., by Urs R. Gsteiger, for defendant-appellees Omega Meats I, Inc. and Thomas A. Cassano.

        PER CURIAM.

    
        AFFIRMED.

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