Opinion of the Justices to the House of Representatives

To the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:

The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court respectfully submit this answer to the question in an order adopted by the House of Representatives on April 9, 1963, and transmitted to us on April 10,1963. The order recites the pend-ency before the General Court of a bill, House No. 436, a copy of which was transmitted with the order. The bill is entitled, “An Act prohibiting savings banks from denying insurance coverage to blind persons who are otherwise insurable,” and reads: “Section 16 of chapter 178 of the…