claim: Innovation is viewed as the application of better solutions that negate market needs.
evidence: Walter Parker Stacy -LRB- December 26 , 1884 in Ansonville , North Carolina -- September 13 , 1951 -RRB- was chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1925 until his death in 1951 .. Ansonville. Ansonville. North Carolina. North Carolina. North Carolina Supreme Court. North Carolina Supreme Court. He is the longest-serving chief justice in North Carolina history .. North Carolina. North Carolina. Stacy was a 1908 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where a scholarship for law students was later established in his memory .. North Carolina. North Carolina. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was president of the UNC General Alumni Association in 1925 .. Stacy was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives from New Hanover County for a term , then appointed to the North Carolina Superior Court , and elected as an associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court in 1920 .. North Carolina. North Carolina. North Carolina Supreme Court. North Carolina Supreme Court. North Carolina House of Representatives. North Carolina House of Representatives. North Carolina Superior Court. North Carolina Superior Court. Governor Angus Wilton McLean appointed Stacy chief justice after the resignation of William A. Hoke .. Angus Wilton McLean. Angus Wilton McLean. In 1926 , Stacy was elected to continue in the post over Republican James J. Britt .. James J. Britt. James J. Britt. While Stacy was serving as chief justice , President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed him to serve on key boards , including the National Steel Labor Relations Board and the Textile Labor Relations Board .. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1937 , Roosevelt closely considered Stacy for an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court but in the end the appointment went to Hugo L. Black .. U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. Supreme Court. Hugo L. Black. Hugo L. Black. Later , President Harry S. Truman appointed Stacy to a fact-finding board to consider a labor dispute between General Motors and the United Auto Workers and to a board on labor problems in government-possessed mines .. Harry S. Truman. Harry S. Truman. General Motors. General Motors. United Auto Workers. United Auto Workers