
    Tracy M. ELLIS v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY (a Delaware Corp.) Navistar International Transportation Corporation (a Delaware Corporation) International Truck and Engine Corporation, formerly International Harvester Company, formerly Navistar International Corporation, formerly Navistar International Corporation d/b/a and t/a "International" d/b/a and t/a Navistar t/a and d/b/a/ International from Navistar, Kile International Trucks, Inc., (a Tennessee Corporation), General Car and Truck Leasing System, Inc., (an Iowa Corporation), Nashville Truck Company, Inc., (a Tennessee Corporation), Sofa Connection, Inc., (a Tennessee Corporation).
    No. 580PA04.
    Supreme Court of North Carolina.
    August 18, 2005.
    David R. Payne, Peter U. Kanipe, Knoxville, TN, Gary Dodd, for Ellis.
    Ervin L. Ball, Asheville, for Sofa Connection, Inc.
    Isaac N. Northup, Jr., Elizabeth E. McConnell, Asheville, for Nashville Truck Co.
    ORDER
   Upon consideration of the petition filed on the 15th day of November 2004 by Plaintiff in this matter for discretionary review of the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to G.S. 7A-31, the following order was entered and is hereby certified to the North Carolina Court of Appeals:

"Allowed by order of the Court in conference, this the 18th day of August 2005."

Plaintiff shall forthwith submit an appeal bond to this Court, as provided by Appellate Rule 17(b). The bond may be in cash or by a written undertaking with good and sufficient surety in the sum of $250.00.

Therefore the case is docketed as of the date of this order's certification. Briefs of the respective parties shall be submitted to this Court within the times allowed and in the manner provided by Appellate Rule 15(g)(2).  