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In Wilkinson, the Supreme Court per curiam reversed the Court of Appeals decision without explanation save that their decision was based on Robertson. Wilkinson at 568, 402 S.E.2d at 408.
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No. 548A90
Filed 3 April 1991
APPEAL by plaintiff pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-30 (2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 100 N.C. App. 420, 396 S.E.2d 811 (1990), which affirmed the judgment entered by Hyatt, J., at the 31 July 1989 session of Superior Court, GASTON County. Heard in the Supreme Court 12 March 1991.
Blanchard, Twiggs, Abrams Strickland, P.A., by Douglas B. Abrams, and Karro, Sellers Langson, by Seth H. Langson, for plaintiff-appellant.
Roberts Stevens Cogburn, P.A., by Isaac N. Northup, Jr., for defendant-appellee.
The decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed upon the reasoning and authority of Robertson v. Stanley, 285 N.C. 561, 206 S.E.2d 190 (1974). The verdict and judgment are vacated, and the case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for further remand to the Superior Court, Gaston County, for a new trial on all issues.
Reversed and remanded.