State ex rel. Florida Bar v. Hefty

July 30, 1958, complaint was filed by The Florida Bar against respondent, Caspar Hefty, Jr., as authorized by Article XI, Integration Rule, 31 F.S.A., charging that in 1957 and 1958, he was guilty of unprofessional conduct in the following respects: (1) Respondent agreed to settle a claim for his client without her approval; (2) thereafter respondent wrote the signature of his client upon a general release and upon a settlement draft in satisfaction thereof without her knowledge or approval; and (3) that upon receipt of the settlement funds for his client respondent deposited them in a trust…