677 S.E.2d 452 (2009)
Jerry ELLISON, Executor of the Estate of Kate H. Ellison, Plaintiff
No. 541A07.
Jerry ELLISON, Executor of the Estate of Kate H. Ellison, Plaintiff
v.
GAMBILL OIL COMPANY, INC., J. Gwyn Gambill, Incorporated, and Jim Gambill; Gunvantpuri B. Gosai and B & B Mini Mart, Inc.; and Arlis Tester d/b/a Testers Garage and Muffler Shop and/or Testers Shell & Muffler Shop, Defendants.
J. Gwyn Gambill, Incorporated, Third-Party Plaintiff
v.
Jeff Barrett d/b/a Barrett Petroleum Equipment, Third-Party Defendant.
Rudram Enterprises, Inc., Cross-Plaintiff-Intervenor
v.
J. Gwyn Gambill, Incorporated, Jim Gambill, and Jeff Barrett d/b/a Barrett Petroleum Equipment.
No. 541A07.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
June 18, 2009.*453 Sigmon, Clark, Mackie, Hutton, Hanvey & Ferrell, P.A., by Warren A. Hutton and Forrest A. Ferrell, Hickory, for plaintiff-appellant.
The Reeves Law Firm, PLLC, by Jimmy D. Reeves and John B. "Jak" Reeves, West Jefferson; and Walker & DiVenere, by Tamara C. DiVenere, Boone, for defendant-appellees J. Gwyn Gambill, Incorporated and Jim Gambill.
di Santi Watson Capua & Wilson, by Frank C. Wilson, III, Boone, for defendant-appellees Gunvantpuri B. Gosai and B & B Mini Mart, Inc.
PER CURIAM.
The decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed. Discretionary review was improvidently allowed as to the additional issues.
AFFIRMED; DISCRETIONARY REVIEW IMPROVIDENTLY ALLOWED.