Court Opinion

ID: 9508873
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-06 21:39:57.240094+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:07:40.779189
License: Public Domain

JUSTICE HARRISON,
specially concurring.
While I concur with the majority opinion in this case, I find the result appalling to appellant Roberts. He found himself in a “Catch-22” situátion, caught between two departments of State government whose internal regulations prevented him from getting the bid to which he was entitled. Had the Office of Public Instruction possessed the foresight to check with the Public Service Commission, Roberts would have been able to meet the time specifications.
As noted in the opinion, this is caused by the piecemeal amendments of our statutes which are, in various parts, inconsistent, contradictory and superfluous. In this opinion we ask that the legislature again try to correct such a holding as this by amending the Motor Carrier Act so that carriers such as Roberts can determine their rights and responsibilities, and at the same time bring some relief to the taxpayers who face the additional costs resulting from the holding in this case.