Central States Co-Ops. v. Watson Bros. Transp. Co.

Convinced that a court must give heed to the results which its construction of a contract, a statute, or a Constitutional provision provokes,1 I have been made to pause before joining in the majority opinion, which I must admit has convincing and somewhat persuasive qualities, to say nothing of the highly favorable-reaction which arises from the fact that it is the mature judgment of my respected brethren. That result, however, leaves such a sour taste, it is so contrary to the practice of the forefathers to deal differently with one group of citizens than with another, that I not only pause…