In re Hahn
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from an order of the court of chancery made by the chancellor, whose opinion is reported in 84 N. J. Bq. 523. The order appealed from is entitled as above. By its terms it required the appellant to show cause why he should not be adjudged guilty of malpractice as a solicitor or counselor, or be suspended from practice as such or otherwise disciplined and punished for his misconduct, as might be decreed equitable and just.
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On appeal from an order of the court of chancery made by the chancellor, whose opinion is reported in 84 N. J. Bq. 523. The order appealed from is entitled as above. By its terms it required the appellant to show cause why he should not be adjudged guilty of malpractice as a solicitor or counselor, or be suspended from practice as such or otherwise disciplined and punished for his misconduct, as might be decreed equitable and just. The court of chancery adjudged that he was guilty of malpractice and that for his gross misbehavior in his office of solicitor in chancery, he should be debarred…
1Opinion of the Court
*512The opinion of the court was delivered by.
Swavke, J.
The proceedings are not in the nature of proceedings for contempt of court nor mere disciplinary proceedings. The distinction between proceedings to punish for contempt and proceedings to disbar is sufficiently shown by the decision of the United States supreme court in Ex parte Bradley, 7 Wall. 364, and Ex parte Robinson, 19 Wall. 505. We have no doubt that the chancellor has the same power to proceed against an attorney for contempt as against any other person, and that he has the additional power to suspend„_a_^Qlid.to-r or counselor from…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ex Parte RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Ex Parte BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- In Re DurantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1907
- O'brien's PetitionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1906
- Bar Ass'n v. GreenhoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
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- In Re New Jersey State Bar Assn.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1932