North Carolina's prohibition against awarding punitive damages against a person solely based on vicarious liability, and prohibiting punitive damages against corporations unless the officers, directors, or managers of the corporation participated in or condoned the conduct constituting the aggravating factor reflects the common law notion that "[t]he sole purpose of the allowance of punitive damages is to punish the wrongdoer." Thorpe v. Wilson, 58 N.C. App. 292, 299, 293 S.E.2d 675, 680 (1982). Defendant contends that, in applying North Carolina's damages statute to Plaintiff's allegations, it is apparent to a legal certainty that punitive damages cannot be awarded against Defendant because the aggravating factors alleged in the complaint were conducted solely, if at all, by third parties.