LOWE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court. MOYLAN, J., filed a concurring opinion at page 430 infra.
There is seldom any difficulty in interpreting the holdings of an appellate court. The enticement of vaticinating beyond that necessary to decide the case before such court is, however, that which causes lawyers to become prophets instead of interpreters of the law. Dictum, like the road to Avernus, is easily traversed but the way back is hard to find.
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