Starr v. Brotherhood's Relief & Compensation Fund

I must respectfully dissent from the majority opinion because of my belief that: (1) the majority gives the term “willfully or intentionally” a meaning more limited than is proper for the purposes of this ease, and (2) the majority fails to recognize that whether plaintiff acted “willfully or intentionally” is a question of fact upon which there was substantial evidence to support the finding by an able and experienced trial judge.

1. A refusal to obey an order in good faith belief that the order was improper is not “willful or intentional” for the purposes of forfeiting payments due under…