Nahrstedt v. Lakeside Village Condominium Assn.

*390ARABIAN, J., Dissenting.

—“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life: music and cats.”1

I respectfully dissent. While technical merit may commend the majority’s analysis,2 its application to the facts presented reflects a narrow, indeed chary, view of the law that eschews the human spirit in favor of arbitrary efficiency. In my view, the resolution of this case well illustrates the conventional wisdom, and fundamental truth, of the Spanish proverb, “It is better to be a mouse in a cat’s mouth than a man in a lawyer’s hands.”

As explained below, I find the provision known as the “pet…