Court Opinion

ID: 9864992
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-25 16:19:49.042487+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:36:40.227501
License: Public Domain

Mr. Chief Justice Adams,
specially concurring.
I think the legal position as set forth in the majority opinion is sound, but perhaps the following words therein contained, found on page 114 of this volume, may be open to misconstruction: “We venture the assertion that no man, able to read and understand ordinary English, however otherwise educated or uneducated, wise or foolish, would question for a moment that this bill was a plain violation of the constitutional prohibition, or find any reason to the contrary, save by a resort to profound legal learning and a doubtful application of judicial precedents. Apparently acquiescing in this position the Attorney General and his assistants raise no such question.”
I am authorized to say that the author of the opinion, and all of the justices who concurred therein agree that the quoted language was used only by way of emphasis and that no reflection upon anyone was intended and it should not be so construed. I know also that every attorney who appears in this matter enjoys the confidence and esteem of the entire court. Their valuable services are acknowledged in the main opinion.