Widick v. Ralston

Dissenting opinion by

Judge Thomas:

I dissent from the majority opinion in so far as it states the law in two important particulars. I consider those statements to be not only in conflict with previous rulings of the court but inconsistent with each other in principle. The correct interpretation of the Jaw on either point, according to my view, would and should re- suit in a reversal of the judgment, with directions to enter another to the effect that a majority of the voters had favored prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor in Bell County. *

The first ground of dissent is from the…