Kolman v. . Silbert

In automobile cases where the alleged negligence rests in the violation of one or more of the provisions of the law governing the operation of motor vehicles enacted, designed and intended to protect life, limb and property, it is mandatory that the judge in his charge shall state, in a plain and correct manner, the evidence in the case and declare and apply the pertinent provisions of the Motor Traffic Law. Bowen v. Schnibben, 184 N. C., 248, 114 S. E., 170; Williams v. Coach Co., 197 N. C., 12, 147 S. E., 435; Spencer v. Brown, 214 N. C., 114, 198 S. E., 630.

“Where a statute appertaining to…