Opinion
The opinion
Gillespie, J.,
dissenting:
I concur in the dissenting opinion of Justice Patterson, but I do not believe that the cases cited therein, holding that statutes in derogation of the common law are as a general rule strictly construed, have any application to the case at bar.
This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.
A word about cookies
We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.