IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 21A14 June 2015 DAVID M. MORGAN, Employee v. MORGAN MOTOR COMPANY OF ALBEMARLE, Employer, BRENTWOOD SERVICES, INC., Servicing Agent for the North Carolina Auto Dealers Association Self- Insurer’s Fund

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. ___, 752 S.E.2d 677 (2013), affirming an opinion and award filed on 27 August 2012 by the North Carolina Industrial Commission.

Heard in the Supreme Court on 22 April 2015.

Poisson, Poisson & Bower, PLLC, by E. Stewart Poisson and Fred D. Poisson, Jr., for plaintiff-appellant.

Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, L.L.P., by Bruce A. Hamilton and Carla M. Cobb, for defendant-appellees.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.