Bemis Bro. Bag Company v. Wallace

I cannot agree with the majority opinion. The action of the court here is a usurpation of the function of the legislature by the judiciary and is a manifestation of the fast-growing' evil of judicial autocracy. The constitutional separation of authority forbids judicial interference with the exercise of legislative duties and functions. Thus we find our court saying:

“* * under constitutions, similar to that of this state, where all power and authority of government are vested in three distinct, co-ordinate and independent departments — the legislative, the executive and the judicial — the…