Because of illness, Justice Brock did not participate in this case. The remaining six justices are equally divided as to whether the defendant’s evidence when considered in the light most favorable to the plaintiff shows as a matter of law that there has been no violation of G.S. 25-9-504 or G.S. 75-1.1. Accordingly, the opinion of the Court of Appeals is affirmed without precedential value. See, e.g., State v. Johnson, 286 N.C. 331, 210 S.E. 2d 260 (1974) and cases cited therein.

Affirmed.