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IN THE SUPREME
COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
No. 281A07
FILED: 25 JANUARY 2008
ERIC THORNTON
v.
F.J. CHERRY HOSPITAL and NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Self-Insured,
KEY RISK MANAGEMENT, Servicing Agent
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. ___, 644 S.E.2d 369
(2007), affirming a decision and order entered by the North Carolina Industrial
Commission on 8 May 2006. Heard in the
Supreme Court 10 December 2007.
Narron
& Holdford, P.A., by Ben L. Eagles, for plaintiff-appellant.
Roy
Cooper, Attorney General, by Amar Majmundar, Special Deputy Attorney General,
for defendant-appellees.
PER
CURIAM.
AFFIRMED.