In　a　recent　paper　by　[European　Journal　of　Operational　Research　97　(1997)　53-62]　the　lexicographic　goal　programming　(LGP)　method　was　developed　to　generate　weights　from　inconsistent　interval　comparison　matrices　and　a　number　of　its　properties　and　advantages　as　a　weight　determination　technique　were　explored.　It　is　shown　in　this　paper　that　LGP　is　in　fact　defective　in　theory.　Although　the　upper　and　lower　triangular　judgments　of　an　inconsistent　interval　comparison　matrix　provide　exactly　the　same　information　on　the　preferences　of　weights,　in　general　they　lead　to　distinctive　priorities　and　rankings　if　LGP　is　used.　(c)　2005　Elsevier　Inc.　All　rights　reserved.