Opinion
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 181 N.C.App. 457, 640 S.E.2d 419 (2007) , affirming an opinion and award filed on 27 July 2005 by the North Carolina Industrial Commission. On 27 June 2007, the Supreme Court allowed defendant-employer's petition for discretionary review of additional issues. Heard in the Supreme Court 14 November 2007.
J. Randolph Ward , Cary, for defendant-appellee/appellant Branch Erections Company, Inc.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, by Christopher J. Blake , Raleigh, for defendant-appellant/appellee North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Association.
PER CURIAM.
As to all issues, the members of the Court are equally divided. Therefore, the Court of Appeals opinion is left undisturbed without precedential value. See, e.g., Barham v. Hawk, 360 N.C. 358, 625 S.E.2d 778 (2006) .
AFFIRMED.
Justice TIMMONS-GOODSON did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.