Griffin v. Price No. 47PA93 (Filed 8 October 1993)
	  
	  
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	  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA
	  
	  
	  RICHARD S. GRIFFIN	)
	  	)
	           v.	)
	  	)    No. 47PA93 - Union
	  C. W. PRICE, JR., and wife,	)
	  MARGARET PRICE; DONALD EUGENE	)
	  PRICE; MICHAEL EUGENE PRICE and	)
	  wife, KATHY LAMAR PRICE	)	
	  
	  	On discretionary review pursuant to N.C.G.S.  7A-31 of a 
	  decision of the Court of Appeals, 108 N.C. App. 496, 424 S.E.2d 
	  160 (1993), reversing an order entered 24 June 1991 and a 
	  judgment entered 25 June 1991 by Long, J., in Superior Court, 
	  Union County, granting respondents' motion for judgment 
	  notwithstanding the verdict.  Heard in the Supreme Court 17 
	  September 1993.
	       ZZSteelman & Long, by Sanford L. Steelman, Jr., for  
	       petitioner-appellee.
	  
	       James E. Griffin and Larry E. Harrington for 
	       respondent-appellants.
	  
	  
	  	PER CURIAM.
	  	On the authority of ZZSpeight v. Anderson, 226 N.C. 492, 39 
	  S.E.2d 371 (1946) (ZZsee also West v. Slick, 313 N.C. 33, 326 
	  S.E.2d 601 (1985)), the decision of the Court of Appeals is 
	  reversed.  The case is remanded to the Court of Appeals for 
	  further remand to the Superior Court, Union County, for 
	  reinstatement of the order and judgment allowing the respondents' 
	  motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
	  	REVERSED AND REMANDED.