Opinion
Henry W. Jones, Raleigh, for Nash Johnson & Sons' et al.
Paul T. Flick, Karen Kelly Carlton, Raleigh, for Nash Johnson & Sons' Farms, Inc., House of Raeford Farms, Inc., House of Raeford Farms of Michigan, Inc., Johnson Breeders, Inc., E. Marvin Johnson, Robert Cowan Johnson, Mary Anna Johnson Carr Peak, Dennis N. Beasley, and Diane Carol Johnson.
G. Russell Kornegay, J. Mitchell Aberman, Katherine Line Thompson Kelly, Ann L. Hester, Charlotte, for Norman et al.
James T. Williams, Jr., Greensboro, for Johnson Investment Partnership.
Prior report: 140 N.C.App. 390, 537 S.E.2d 248.
ORDER
Upon consideration of the petition for discretionary review, filed by Defendants (Nash Johnson & Sons' Farms, Inc., House of Raeford Farms, Inc., House of Raeford Farms of Michigan, Inc., Johnson Breeders, Inc., E. Marvin Johnson, Robert Cowan Johnson, Mary Anna Johnson Carr Peak, Dennis N. Beasley and Diane Carol Johnson) in this matter pursuant to G.S. 7A-31 and the Appellate Rule 16(b) as to issues in addition to those presented as the basis for the dissenting opinion in the Court of Appeals, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals: the petition for discretionary review as to additional issues is
"Denied by order of the Court in conference, this the 1st day of February 2001."