Reese v. Hartnett

(dissenting) :

I cannot agree with the decision of the majority of the Court in this case.

The facts as stated in the majority opinion are substantially correct and it is unnecessary for me to restate them.

A review of the history of the law in this State with respect to Registration Officers, may be helpful in determining what was the intention of the Legislature at the time it enacted Chapter 185, of Volume 46 of the Laws of Delaware, the construction of which is involved in this litigation.

For some time prior to 1939 the Registration Officers of the State, with the exception of the City of…