Eastman v. World War II Service Compensation Board

(dissenting) — I do not believe tbe majority opinion is justified by reason of tbe applicable statute and therefore respectfully dissent.

I. It bolds, as bas other opinions of this court, tbe service compensation statute should be liberally construed in favor of those entitled to its benefits. However, this announced rule should not permit us to read into tbe statute provisions that are not therein stated. It is not a question of liberally construing tbe statute. Tbe responsibility of. this court, as well as that of the trial court, should be that of following tbe statute and applying tbe…