Court Opinion

ID: 9845390
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 03:20:45.181122+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:16:05.705714
License: Public Domain

Abbott, J.,
dissenting: I would affirm the trial court. In my opinion, exemptions from vehicle registration should be strictly construed against those claiming an exemption. The truck in question is not a crane. It was not designed to be used as a crane, and the fact that it has been used on occasion to lift objects does not make it a crane. Many vehicles that are not cranes have the capacity to pump liquid or lift items. For example, tank trucks have the capability of pumping liquid through a hose; many grain or feed trucks have built-in augers to facilitate loading and unloading, and have the capacity to “lift” grain through the auger *552and deposit it elsewhere; many trucks have “booms” attached to lift and move material; and other trucks have “cherry pickers” attached that have the capacity to lift people and materials and move them from place to place.
In my opinion, the legislature did not intend to exempt from registration the vehicle defendants were operating, and I would affirm the conviction on the basis that the vehicle is not a “self-propelled crane.”