Whilst legal opinion had been divided on whether Kotze's judgement in Brown v. Leyds was legally sound (especially as he had found little problem with legislation by resolution in his previous judgements), there was considerable protest at his dismissal, most vociferously from the uitlander's representatives.
Mens den juridiske opinion havde været delt i Kotzés afgørelse i Brown mod Leyds var juridisk fornuftig, særlig siden han ikke havde haft problemer med lovgivning gennem resolution i hans tidligere afgørelser, var der betydelige protester mod at han blev afsat, særlig fra uitlandernes repræsentanter.