#### DR. CLARENCE E. ASH, VIRGINIA N. ASH, BARBARA J. DEAN and RODNEY A. DEAN v. BURNHAM CORPORATION

No. 323A86

(Filed 4 November 1986)

Appeal by defendant pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, reported at 80 N.C. App. 459, 343 S.E. 2d 2 (1986), which reversed the order denying the defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personál jurisdiction entered by Grist, J., on 24 July 1985 in Superior Court, MECKLENBURG County. Heard in the Supreme Court 13 October 1986.

Golding, Crews, Meekins & Gordon, by Rodney Dean, for plaintiff-appellants.

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, by Allan R. Gitter and William A. Blancato, for defendant-appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The decision of the Court of Appeals is

Affirmed.

Justice Mitchell did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.