State Ex Rel. McLaughlin v. Morris

The conclusion reached in this case by the majority of the Court, in my judgment, ignores and nullifies the plain and unambiguous language of the statute, Section 2, Chapter 60, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 1933; Code, 8-6A-2. For this reason I respectfully but emphatically express my dissent.

In this jurisdiction it is not necessary to cite author-' ity for the proposition that when the legislative intent is clearly expressed in unambiguous language it must be given full force and effect by the courts. The generally recognized and well established rule relating to statutory…