Beaver Express Service, Inc. v. Railroad Commission

I respectfully dissent.

First, I pay high respect to the majority opinion for its attempt to formulate a logical construction for this complex and confused statute. As stated, art. 911b is a patchwork statute riddled with specific specialized exceptions but intended to be a broad regulation of all the state’s commercial motor carriers.1 Although it is the duty of the courts to attempt to construe legislation in a manner to avoid seemingly illogical results, the literal language of this statute and its accompanying statements of legislative purpose suggest that the Legislature intended a much…