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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA

No. 399A02

FILED: 2 MAY 2003

ROY FUTRELL,

Employee

v.

RESINALL CORPORATION,

Employer,

LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

Carrier

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. §7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 151 N.C. App. 456, 566 S.E.2d 181 (2002), affirming an opinion and award entered 7 August 2000 by the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Heard in the Supreme Court 9 April 2003.

Cannon & Taylor, LLP, by Richard L. Cannon, III, for plaintiff-appellant.

Barber & Wilson, P.A., by Andrew H.D. Wilson and Leslie Hickman-Loucks, for defendant-appellees.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.