State Ex Rel. Schneider v. Kennedy

I cannot concur in the decision of the majority and therefore must respectfully register my dissent. I have no quarrel with the scholarly presentation of the history of liquor regulation in Kansas or the principles of statutory construction under our constitutional form of government as set forth in the majority opinion. It is the application of these principles to the issues in this case where we disagree. I would also agree that our prior cases of State v. Larkin, 173 Kan. 112, 244 P.2d 686 (1952) and Tri-State Hotel Co. v. Londerholm, 195 Kan. 748, 408 P.2d 877 (1965), which are cited and…