PER CURIAM.
Under Rule 51(a) of the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, the trial judge is no longer required to summarize or recapitulate the evidence, or to explain the application of the law to the evidence. Nor is the judge required to state the contentions of the parties. However, if the judge undertakes to state the contentions of the parties, equal stress must be given to the contentions of each party.
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