Petition by defendant for discretionary review pursuant to G.S. 7A-31 allowed 30 December 1998 for the limited purpose of remanding to the Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light of Polaroid Corp. v. Muriel Offerman, 349 N.C. 290, — S.E.2d -, - (1998). Conditional petition by plaintiff for discretionary review pursuant to G.S. 7A-31 denied 30 December 1998.