Petition by plaintiff for discretionary review pursuant to G.S. 7A-31 allowed 5 February 2004 for limited purpose of remand to the Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light of this Court's decision in Dawes v. Nash County, 357 N.C. 442, 584 S.E.2d 760 (2003).
By order of the Court in Conference, this 5th day of February, 2004.