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Judicial devotion to the doctrine of stare decisis is indeed a justifiable concept to be followed by the courts; however, it cannot and must not be so strictly pursued to the point where the court’s view is opaqued and reality disregarded. Hall v. Dillon Companies, Inc., 189 P.3d 508 (Kan. 2008) Suggested by Valerie Garber, West Principal Attorney Editor
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Judicial devotion to the doctrine of stare decisis is indeed a justifiable concept to be followed by the courts; however, it cannot and must not be so strictly pursued to the point where the court’s view is opaqued and reality disregarded.
