State ex rel. Johnson v. Gebhardt
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Hon. J. L. Fort, Judge. (1) The charges contained in the petition or information are too vague, indefinite and uncertain to apprise the defendant of what charges he was called upon to meet and defend against General.and vague charges are not sufficient to disbar an attorney from the practice of his profession.
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Appeal from Butler Circuit Court. — Hon. J. L. Fort, Judge. (1) The charges contained in the petition or information are too vague, indefinite and uncertain to apprise the defendant of what charges he was called upon to meet and defend against General.and vague charges are not sufficient to disbar an attorney from the practice of his profession. Weeks on Attorneys, (2 Ed.), sec. 83; State v. Watkins, 3 Mo. 480; State ex rel. v. Finley, 30 Ela. 325; 18 L. R. A. 404; People v. Allison, 68 HI. 151; Dickerson v. Dustin, 21 Mich. 427; Walker v. Commonwealth (Ky.), 8 Bush. 86; Ex parte Smith, 28…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
On the twentieth day of June, 1899, an information or petition was filed in the office of the cleric of the circuit court of Butler county, wherein the State of Missouri was plaintiff, H. E. Johnson relator, and E. D. Gebhardt defendant, the prayer of which was that the defendant be disbarred, his name stricken from the roll of attorneys and he thereby prevented from further practicing law in the courts of the State. The petition alleges that the defendant was licensed and admitted to practice by the Butler Circuit Court in November, 1893. That while acting as an attorney in the year 1898, he…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- People v. TreadwellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- State ex. rel. Wolfe v. KirkeSupreme Court of Florida · 1868
- Ex parte SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1867
- People ex rel. Moses v. GoodrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1875
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3Cited by9 opinions
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