Cassetta Ex Rel. Cassetta v. Compton

The court instructed the jury, in accordance with G.S. 20-141 (a), that “no person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing.” The court then instructed the jury that, according to the evidence, Mrs. Compton was driving in a residential district, where the maximum legal speed was 35 miles per hour (G.S. 20-141 (b) (2) ), and there was no evidence Mrs. Compton’s speed was in excess of 35 miles per hour. The court then, after reading G.S. 20-141 (c), instructed the jury, in substance, the fact that Mrs. Compton’s…