Radvanovsky v. Maine Department of Manpower Affairs Employment Security Commission

DUFRESNE, Active Retired Justice,

dissenting.

Recognizing that the spirit of the law must be made to control over the literal *964purport of dictionary definitions when necessary to implement the obvious purposes of legislation and that some flexibility is essential in the proper interpretation of statutes (Opinion of the Justices, Me., 255 A.2d 643 (1969)), nonetheless in the instant case, with due respect to the views of the majority, I must articulate my dissent to the complete disregard of time-tested and revered canons and rules of interpretation usually applied to reach true legislative…