The opinion
Chief Judge VAUGHN
dissenting.
I would hold, as we did in Barrett, Robert & Woods, Inc. v. Armi 59 N.C. App. 134 , 296 S.E. 2d 10 , review denied, 307 N.C. 269 , 299 S.E. 2d 214 (1982), that the protective policy of the statute was realized by plaintiffs substantial compliance with the licensing provision.