IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA No. 312A17 Filed 6 April 2018 VOGLER REYNOLDA ROAD, LLC v. SCI NORTH CAROLINA FUNERAL SERVICES, INC.

Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-27(a)(2) from an opinion and final judgment entered on 3 April 2017 by Judge James L. Gale, Chief Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases, in Superior Court, Forsyth County, after the case was designated a mandatory complex business case by the Chief Justice pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-45.4(b). Heard in the Supreme Court on 14 March 2018.

Ward and Smith, P.A., by John M. Martin, for plaintiff-appellee.

Moore & Van Allen PLLC, by Anthony T. Lathrop and Glenn E. Ketner, III, for defendant-appellant.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED.